Summer surveys for farm-friendly bird on ‘brink of extinction’ open

Swifts, who live on a diet of pest-insects like flies and midges and are found on farms across Ireland, are on “the brink of extinction”, according to BirdWatch Ireland. The conservation charity is looking for volunteers’ help with surveying the bird, and even in installing nest boxes. BirdWatch Ireland said: “In an uncanny echo of […] The post Summer surveys for farm-friendly bird on ‘brink of extinction’ open appeared first on Agriland.ie.