Common Swift
Type
Species SummarySummary
August to September and February to March when at times common particularly at dusk. Swifts probably pass in large numbers but they tend to fly high in the sky during passage and are therefore not as frequently encountered as swallows and martins.
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Status in KAUST
Abundance in KAUST
Places seen in KAUST
Golf CourseIsland mangroves
South Beach
Island parks and gardens
Example Image
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Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |