Common Swift
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Skies above towns, villages (summer).
Diet: Aerial plankton.
Best time to spot: Sleeps and mates on the wing.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Little Swift · Cliffs (very rare vagrant)
- Pallid Swift · Coast
- Plain Swift · Coast (very rare)
- White-rumped Swift · Cliffs (very rare)
- Western House MartinCommon · Villages
- Barn SwallowCommon · Farmland (summer)
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