Little Swift
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Cliffs (very rare vagrant).
Diet: Aerial insects.
Best time to spot: Square white rump patch.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- White-rumped Swift · Cliffs (very rare)
- Plain Swift · Coast (very rare)
- Pallid Swift · Coast
- Common SwiftCommon · Skies above towns
- Common Nighthawk · Open ground (very rare vagrant)
- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
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