An Alpine Swift was well found by Alistair Gray in Crawley on Saturday and was still present on Sunday. After a bit of the usual dilly-dallying around a few likely spots the bird eventually gave itself up back at the Virgin Atlantic building in Fleming Way; it had probably been here all along, should have listened to the security guard who said as much! The bird has roosted there this evening so should be on show tomorrow (Monday) again. Difficult to photograph in flight with a bridge camera so this was the best I could do. Also one of it having a quick roost for an hour under the eaves.


Alpine Swift: