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Nesting boxes for a type of bird which is dwindling in numbers are to be put up on council buildings in Telford to encourage pairs to breed.
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Telford & Wrekin Council, the RSPB and idverde are building the homes for the birds.
Swifts, which can fly at speeds of 67mph, have seen a drastic decline in numbers in the last 25 years, with a 58 per cent decrease in returning birds to the UK between 1993 and 2018.
Not enough flying insects, climate change affecting their migration and loss of suitable nesting sites are partly responsible for the decline, according to the RSPB, which is calling for swift action.