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Alpine Swift

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Swifts

Apodidae

Tachymarptis

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2999

Least concern

20–22cm

Flight fast and powerful, less agile than Swift with slower wingbeats.

A high-pitched twittering trrr-tititititititititititi-ti-ti- ti-ti….

Mountain, hill and sea cliffs, also locally in towns.

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Sightings

of the Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

14/07/2010 19:00:00

Alpine Swift

21/06/2010 10:00:00

Alpine Swift

03/05/2010 16:00:00

Alpine Swift

24/04/2010 10:00:00

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