Common Swift
Apus apus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Common Swift - Bedfordshire © Jim P
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Common Swift - Britain © Frank Golding
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Common Swift - Britain © Andrew Moon
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Common Swift - Lancashire © David Moreton
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Common Swift - Britain © Alex Penn
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Common Swift - Britain © Paul Woolams
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