Swift DeparturesÂ
10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2024
We are fast approaching what is, for me, one of the most poignant times of the year. It’s when I step outside my back door, look up, and fail to spot the black scimitar shape of a Swift, coursing across the sky. The departure of the Swifts marks the decline of summer just as markedly as the arrival of the first Cuckoo ushers in the spring. I usually see my first Swift of the year towards the end of April: this year it was on the 29th, while in 2023 it was two days earlier.
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