It is not until a feeding Swift hurtles past your ear at a great rate of knots that you get a fell for just how big the bird is. Seem to recall that it has a wingspan of about 30cm so that is a lot of wing on a slim body and a tremendous amount of power to put to good use hawking for insects and avoiding dashing opportunistic Hobbies!
Last week was definitely a Swift Week with several day with literally 100's pouring through the reserve at low level and reducing the chironomid midge population but the 1000!
(Clive Watts)
(Bill Crooks)
20-5-13
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer
Great pictures. Cutting edge: you could mow grass with them.