Common Swift

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Welcome to the first website about the Common Swift (Apus apus).

This webpage was created for everyone who is interested in this extraordinary bird. Beginners will find an easy-to-understand introduction to the species, while advanced researchers can get further information from the bibliography of the Common Swift.

Here you have the chance to make contact with other interested people, or to find answers for any questions you might have. Just post your message on the board! You can publish your observations, your ideas, ask about research, or post anything else to do with Swifts.

In APUSlife, the Virtual Magazine of the Common Swift, you'll find up-to-date scientific articles about the Common Swift, as well as important older texts.

And now, enjoy the website and have fun with this very special bird.

If you have any suggestions, hints, or information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

This website supports London Zoo's Wild Swift Breeding Project

and the WBK English

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