This is an update (18/3/2014) of the conference programme. We do not expect many changes now. If any speaker would like their information to be modified please contact us.
Details of the parallel RSPB workshop are included at the bottom.
Workshop
Details of the parallel RSPB workshop are included at the bottom.
| Day 1: Tuesday 8th April 09:30 - 12:30 | ||
| Edward Mayer | Swift Conservation, England | Welcome address |
| Life cycle and migration studies | ||
| Anders Hedenström | Lund University, Sweden | The flight of Swifts as revealed by wind tunnel studies |
| Luit Buurma | Lisserbroek, The Netherlands | The nocturnal activities of Common Swifts |
| Break | ||
| Ginny Carvisiglia | London, England | Do weather conditions affect the reproductive success of nesting swifts? A pilot study of one pair of swifts over a 2 year period |
| Susanne Åkesson | CAnMove, Dept of Biology, Lund University, Sweden | Tracking migrating common swifts across continents from Europe to Africa |
| Chris Hewson | British Trust for Ornithology, England | Common Swift stopover sites in west Africa, including commonalities with other tracked species, such as cuckoos and nightjars |
| Lunch | ||
| DAY 1 13:30 - 17:30 | New world (and other) swifts | |
| Lyndon Kearsley | Antwerp, Belgium | Iberian Pallid Swifts in winter: new insights. |
| Christoph Meier | Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Switzerland | The influence of weather on parental care in an aerial feeder – How does Alpine Swift react in bad weather? |
| Célia Dias & Lidia Mermoud | SOS Uccelli Selvatici, Switzerland | Conservation and study of the Alpine Swift colony of the bell tower of Locarno Switzerland |
| Carolyn Gunn | Colorado Parks and Wildlife, United States | Northern Black Swift Cypseloides niger Research – Past Present and Future |
| Break | ||
| Kristyn Richardson | Bird Studies, Canada | Chimney Swift studies in Canada. |
| Larry Schwitters | Audubon, United States | Vaux's happening - a study of a north American Swift |
| Renata Biancalana | Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil | Swift Conservation from a South American Perspective - a study of neotropical swifts |
| Charles Collins | California State University, United States | Swift prey types and sizes |
| Dick Newell | Action for Swifts, England | Film: from BBC program Urban Jungle about Swifts in Cambridgeshire |
| To be followed by an optional 20 minute walk to the Cambridge Swift Tower | ||
| Day 2: Wednesday 9th April 09:00 - 12:30 | Swift conservation projects - sessions for architects & planners | |
| Laura Nicholls & Stephanie Morren | RSPB, England | The RSPB swift inventory |
| John Day | RSPB, England | RSPB policy and progress to date in the South West |
| Edward Mayer | Swift Conservation, England | The UK housing crisis - an opportunity for Swifts |
| Chris Mason | Cherwell Swifts Conservation Project, England | Conserving Swifts in the community |
| Anar Guliyev | State Historical-Architectural Reserve, Azerbaijan | The Maiden Tower and swift conservation |
| Break | ||
| Rob Mungovan | South Cambs District Council, England | Fulbourn Swift mitigation project |
| Carol Williams | Bat Conservation Trust, England | Designing for Biodiversity: The RIBA book |
| Francisco Javier Sáez Frayssinet | Foro Biodiversidad Segovia, Spain | Protecting swifts and other birds during maintenance and rebuilding works in Segovia |
| Denisa Löbbová | Slovak Bat Conservation Society, Slovakia | Helping Swifts to survive in Slovakia : Building insulation and Swift survival |
| Lunch | ||
| DAY 2 13:30 - 17:30 | Nest boxing and conservation projects | |
| Lukáš Viktora | Czech Society for Ornithology, Czech Republic | Swift Schools in the Czech Republic |
| Peta Sams | Ludlow Swift Group, England | Swifts and the Town Hall – the Bishop’s Castle Project |
| Tim Collins | North Luffenham, Rutland, England | A new swift colony - lessons from the first 10 years |
| Tanya Hoare | Manchester, England | Renovating our roof, maintaining existing and creating new nest sites in the eaves |
| Break | ||
| Susanne Salinger | Berlin/BUND/Mauerseglernetzwerk, Germany | Swift nest sites |
| Vic Froome | La Société Guernesiaise, Guernsey | Swift conservation projects in Guernsey |
| Lynda Huxley | Swift Conservation Ireland, Ireland | Swift projects in Co. Mayo, Ireland |
| Kazimierz Walasz | Malopolska Ornithological Society, Poland | Swift preservation in south-eastern Poland during the last seven years |
| Dawid Zyskowski | Green Federation GAJA/Szczecin, Poland | Current state of protection of swifts in Poland |
| Dinner at Caius College (for those who have booked) | ||
| DAY 3: Thursday 10th April 09:00 - 12:30 | Swifts in the arts | |
| Charles Foster | University of Oxford, England | The Swift as a literary icon |
| Jonathan Pomroy | Wildlife Artist, England | Swifts: an appreciation using my own sketches |
| Swift Welfare | ||
| Stefano Pesaro | Official Veterinarian, Liberi di volare/Trieste, Italy | Study of distrophic feathers observed in Common Swift Apus apus |
| Gillian Westray | Private rehabilitator, England | Various aspects of handling swifts, including the hazards vs. benefits of ringing adult birds |
| Break | ||
| Enric Fusté | Falciotnegre.com, Catalonia | Looking for an optimal hand-rearing swift protocol |
| Elena Abdullaeva & Pavel Karabaev (presented by Jake Allsop) | Tashkent | Swift Rescue Initiative in Uzbekistan |
| Oleg Kashkarov | Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds (UzSPB), Uzbekistan | Update on Bird Protection in Uzbekistan |
| Lunch | ||
| DAY 3 13:30 - 17:00 | Population monitoring | |
| Hayley Sherwin | RSPB, Northern Ireland | The Belfast Swift survey |
| Hein Verkade | Noordwijk, The Netherlands | 22 years of monitoring nest entrances of Common Swifts in Noordwijk |
| Will Peach | RSPB, England | Point counts: a methodology for indexing the relative abundance of breeding swifts. |
| Evert Pellenkoft | Amsterdam Swift Conservation Group, The Netherlands | Is it possible to get an agreeable estimate of swift numbers? Some views on counting swifts in the Netherlands |
| Amnonn Hahn | Friends of the Swifts, Israel | A Swift way for peace |
| Break | ||
| Panel discussion | ||
| Wrap up |
Workshop
On Wednesday afternoon, 9th April there is a parallel workshop, organised by the RSPB.
There may be some places available for conference delegates who would like to attend. No additional charge.
13:30 Stephanie Morren Welcome & Introduction
13:35 Stephanie Morren Icebreaker (group work)
13:50 John Day & Laura Nicholls
14:10 Edward Mayer, John Day, Carol Williams et al
14:45 Edward Mayer et al Exercise (group work)
15:30 Coffee break
15:50 Edward Mayer et al Feedback (from groups)
16:35 Edward Mayer et al Question & Answer session
16:50 John Day & Lyndon Parker
17:30 Depart
13:35 Stephanie Morren Icebreaker (group work)
13:50 John Day & Laura Nicholls
14:10 Edward Mayer, John Day, Carol Williams et al
14:45 Edward Mayer et al Exercise (group work)
15:30 Coffee break
15:50 Edward Mayer et al Feedback (from groups)
16:35 Edward Mayer et al Question & Answer session
16:50 John Day & Lyndon Parker
17:30 Depart
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