For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Scarce: broadly speaking, species that are covered in British Birds' annual review of scarce species (and forms of similar rarity).

Spain 08/05/13	Spain 08/05/13	Lade GPs, Kent 18/04/13	Scarborough, N Yorks 17/04/13	Filey, N Yorks 17/04/13
Cliftonville, Kent 17/04/13	Marton Mere, Lancs 14/04/13	Marton Mere, Lancs 14/04/13	Spain 05/04/13	Newquay, Cornwall 18/08/12
Beeston Bump, Norfolk 05/08/12	Beeston Bump, Norfolk 04/08/12	Beeston Bump, Norfolk 04/08/12	Beeston Bump, Norfolk 04/08/12	Beeston Bump, Norfolk 04/08/12
Beeston Bump, Norfolk 03/08/12	Beeston Bump, Norfolk 03/08/12	Beeston Bump, Norfolk 02/08/12	Sheringham, Norfolk 04/08/12	Sheringham, Norfolk 04/08/12
Bempton Cliffs RSPB, E Yorks 01/07/12	Bempton Cliffs RSPB, E Yorks 01/07/12	Bempton Cliffs RSPB, E Yorks 01/07/12	Bempton Cliffs RSPB, E Yorks 01/07/12	Bempton Cliffs RSPB, E Yorks 30/06/12

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Alpine 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
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Italy
Macedonia
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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