Swifts... are easily confused with swallows. However their markings are very different. Swifts have a brownish coloring but appear black against the sky. They are superb fliers and are even able to eat on the wing. Unlike swallows they never perch on telephone wires. They can be seen flying in large screaming groups during the summer. They can be spotted from April to August .
Nests are attached to a vertical surface with saliva. The eggs hatch after 19-23 and the young leave the nest after 6-8 weeks. Both parents help to look after the young. The general diet is insects ranging from aerial spiders, dragonflies , flies , ants to aphids , wasps and bees.
