Our Vanishing Swifts
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Our Vanishing Swifts


Edward Mayer of Swift Conservation will be giving a talk on the causes of the dramatic decline in swift numbers in the UK and what we can do to help.

Wednesday May 18th, 7.30pm, at the Peachcroft Christian Centre, Abingdon.

Please do come along. Entry is by a small donation and refreshments will be available.

Edward Mayer is the Chair and founder of Swift Conservation:
http://www.swift-conservation.org/

This talk is being held as part of the Abingdon and Radley Swift Recovery Project, a joint project between Friends of Radley Lakes and Abingdon Naturalists Society.






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