Bygone birding: Swifts nesting in tower of St James' Church, Grimsby

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22 Mar 2022 14:14 #5140 by Jim Wright
From The Zoologist, 1865:

"The old tower of Grimsby Church has long been a favourite nesting-place for swifts." -  John Cordeaux.

Anyone know if they still nest in the tower of St James or when (and why) they departed?

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