Dower House & Sizewell............................................Gi Greco

2007) reported three inland records of Alpine Swift, and they considered that “this high-flying swift is probably often over-looked in inland southern counties”.

With regards to Stradishall Airfield then as I stated, I do not believe it is such an important place for breeding birds –although those that do breed there, such as skylarks, meadow pipits and reed buntings, undoubtedly do so because it is a good habitat. The importance of the area, in my view, is that it is a stopover place for many migrants. Further, it is also an excellent place for many species that over-fly the area. Therefore I would pose the question that if a number of species use Stradishall as a stopover site, or as a place to over-fly,

Y X

The ‘Heights’ and their East of England context. X denotes Stradishall Airfield and Y denotes Chedburgh Airfield.

Map courtesy of the East of England Biodiversity Forum