Missing Swifts?!

Question

Is anyone else missing their nesting swifts? We have swifts arriving and nesting in our building in Perthshire every year. No sign at all this year - really sad. Still hoping tho' as they didn't appear until 13 May last year

LRB · Accepted Answer

Glad to hear your swifts have begun to arrive honeyb! Generally, while some did arrive at their usual time, many were held up by the cold weather here (meaning less food) and unfavourable winds (north easterlies) making it extremely hard for them to fly, so it seems they had a little break in southern Europe before heading up our way. 
 Don't forget to fill in the swift nest site and screaming party survey forms - http://www.rspb.org.uk/thingstodo/surveys/swifts/index.asp 
 This information is invaluable so it would really help if you can let us know where they are and where they're nesting - thanks!