Alpine Swift. Spit Beach, Par, Cornwall.

This Alpine Swift has been present for the last couple of days in the Spit Beach area of Par.
I took the opportunity of visiting today in the hope it was still around. It took a while but thankfully it was still there and stayed in the area all day giving the gathered birders superb views from the metal bridge.

[@willschep2784]

Very good video, John, hard to film !

[@JohnChapple1]

Thanks Will, As you say, It is never easy filming aerial birds. It took a lot of time and patience to get this! But at least I got some reasonable film in the end. Deleted an awful lot though 😁

[@Karkawry1970]

Awesome, assuming it is the same individual I had some very close views over the Docks in Falmouth..Bigger than I thought it would be..

[@JohnChapple1]

Hi, It could well be the same bird as the Falmouth one, who knows. I videoed that one too but it was quite distant and went to roost earlier than I expected in the Pendennis shipyard, so haven't got much video, hence I didn't upload that one! They are whoppers though!

[@Karkawry1970]

@@JohnChapple1 Yes, when I was up there it was flying pretty low over the trees at Ships and castles car park, only had my bins though, no camera alas!

[@JohnChapple1]

That's typical. No camera to hand when you really need it 😐