Little Swift
Apus affinis
(Gray, JE, 1830)
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Mega
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Little Swift - Britain © Damian Money
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Little Swift - Spain © Jake Gearty
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Little Swift - Britain © Jonathan Farooqi
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Little Swift - Cheshire © Jim Almond
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Little Swift - Britain © Graham Jepson
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Little Swift - Britain © Colin Bradshaw
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