For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 20/05/13	Staines Reservoirs, Surrey 23/05/13	Staines Reservoirs, Surrey 22/05/13	Audenshaw, Manc'r 20/05/13	Amble Marshes, Cornwall 20/05/13
Strumble Head, Pembrokes 19/05/13	Strumble Head, Pembrokes 19/05/13	Hadleigh, Suffolk 19/05/13	Tregaron Bog, Ceredigion 17/05/12	Broom GPs, Beds 18/05/13
Broom GPs, Beds 18/05/13	Portsmouth, Hants 16/05/13	Portsmouth, Hants 16/05/13	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 16/05/13	undisclosed site, Norfolk 15/05/13
Staines Reservoirs, Surrey 13/05/13	Staines Reservoirs, Surrey 10/05/13	Covenham Reservoir, Lincs 12/05/13	Broom GPs, Beds 12/05/13	Broom GPs, Beds 11/05/13
Covenham Reservoir, Lincs 10/05/13	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 10/05/13	Fisher's Green NR, Essex 27/04/13	Italy 14/04/13	Italy 14/04/13

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Swift breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canary Islands
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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	BTO: Swifts start to share their secrets	Friday 22nd June 2012
	Tagged Common Swifts reveal their wintering areas.   read on
	RSPB: Homeless neighbours need our help	Thursday 14th June 2012
	The Common Swift has declined by more than 70% in the last 40 years.   read on
	BTO: 100,000 homes needed this spring	Thursday 9th February 2012
	14th–21st February is National Nest Box Week.   read on
	RSPB: Building world urged to take swift action	Thursday 24th June 2010
	The RSPB challenges the building industry to follow the lead of householders and take action for Swifts.   read on
	RSPB: Swift search a screaming success	Tuesday 16th March 2010
	Swift data gathered on a scale never recorded before.   read on
	RSPB: Making a Swift exit?	Monday 22nd June 2009
	Summer migrant in serious trouble.   read on
	More on the York Swift	Wednesday 8th August 2007
	The discovery of an apparent Chimney Swift in York at the end of July sparked a lot of interest at the time. Subsequently the identification has become hotly debated. Brett Richards asks further questions over this bird's identity.   read on
	Chimney Swift in York, North Yorkshire	Thursday 26th July 2007
	A summer surprise in the centre of York came in the shape of a Chimney Swift. Finder Andy Booth retells the find.   read on
	RSPB: Listen Out For The Screaming Neighbours	Wednesday 27th June 2007
	To understand more about our Swift population, the RSPB has launched a UK-wide online survey.   read on
	Swift Revelations: Identifying Swifts including Pallid Swift and Asian Common Swift	Saturday 28th October 2006
	Late autumn is the time for Pallid Swift in Britain - or is it? Identification expert Martin Garner takes a look at separating Common Swift and Pallid Swift, but with the extra conundrum of Common Swifts of the race pekinensis thrown in for good measure.

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