More swifts over Braidwood

[Ace Frawley via Canberrabirds <>]

There was a huge flock of swifts over Braidwood this afternoon, in the wake of the storms that passed through.  I couldn't count the number, they were zooming all over the place, some really high, others just above building level.  I only saw White-throated Needletails, and managed this still from a video I took on my smartphone.  Their speed was impressive to my eyes.

On Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 18:04 Denise Kay, <> wrote:

On the way back from Victoria last Monday, between Cann River and Bombala I observed at least 60 Swifts hawking while I was stationary at stop/go lights . I’m Swift ignorant so I have no idea what they were but they hawked frantically while heading North towards Nimmitable it was a spectacular sight for me . At a guess Needle Tail…binoculars in the boot . Heavy rain followed .

Denise

On 12 Mar 2025, at 7:46 PM, Ace Frawley via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I saw around a dozen swifts flying over Braidwood this evening at around 6.45pm, heading south, with one of them coming over low enough and with the westerly sun shining on it to clearly show the white throat and undertail of the White-throated Needletail.

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