Plain Swift
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coast (very rare).
Diet: Aerial insects.
Best time to spot: All-dark; Macaronesian.
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
- Little Swift · Cliffs (very rare vagrant)
- White-rumped Swift · Cliffs (very rare)
- Pallid Swift · Coast
- Common SwiftCommon · Skies above towns
- Audouin's Gull · Coast (very rare)
- Elegant Tern · Coast (very rare)
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