In my experience Fork-tailed Swifts fly with their tails closed so the tail
looks pointed, they spread it open when they turn so you see the fork tail
then.
Cheers
Chris
Christine Melrose
0407705140
> On 19 Nov 2014, at 12:09, Wes Tolhurst <> wrote:
>
>
> I was at the beach at Pottsville, Northern NSW on Sunday and counted around
> 50 swifts/swiftlets. Only once did I see what appeared to be a forked tail
> and then only for a moment. They were definitely not white throated
> needle-tails… much smaller, more slender and uniformly grey/black. They were
> quite low to the ground over the top of me so I had extended views, though
> not with binoculars. Can anyone tell me if forked tailed swifts fly most of
> the time with their tails no appearing forked??? Anyone else see this or
> another flock in NNSW???
>
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