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    • Home
    • The Swift Station
    • The Common Swift
    • Swift Rehabilitation
    • Swift Facts & Surveys
    • The Grounded Swift
    • The European Nightjar
    • Support Gabo & Volunteer
    • The House Martin
    • World Swift Day
    • The Swallow
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • The Swift Station
  • The Common Swift
  • Swift Rehabilitation
  • Swift Facts & Surveys
  • The Grounded Swift
  • The European Nightjar
  • Support Gabo & Volunteer
  • The House Martin
  • World Swift Day
  • The Swallow
  • Contact Us

Swift Facts & Surveys

There is a myth that swifts cannot take off from the ground, but as one of our recently recovered swifts shows here, this isn't true.



A healthy adult swift can use its wings to launch into the air, as long as it has enough open space around it.

Swift Surveys

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  • The Swift Station
  • Swift Rehabilitation
  • Swift Facts & Surveys
  • The Grounded Swift
  • The European Nightjar
  • Support Gabo & Volunteer
  • World Swift Day