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  1. Stuart Goodwin

    Plain Swift - Tenerife (Covert birding)

    Thank you Jeff. I hope you had a good trip. Got better eyeball views today. B*ggers to try to follow with bins though. I thought watching Common Swifts was bad enough! Regards.
  2. Stuart Goodwin

    Plain Swift - Tenerife (Covert birding)

    Morning. Will give it a go. Using the Wildguides Wildlife of Medeira & the Canaries and the Collins app for reference. Regards
  3. Stuart Goodwin

    Plain Swift - Tenerife (Covert birding)

    Afternoon. Personally I got that broadly, based on my limited description, that the likelihood was that the birds were probably Plain Swifts but no more than that. Regards
  4. Stuart Goodwin

    Plain Swift - Tenerife (Covert birding)

    Thank you for the reply and Ebird data. Afternoon. I have my old pair of RSPB bins in the hotel room, but didn’t think having them around the pool while the kids swam was the best option. It made the Canary Chiffchaff that worked its way around the pool a lot harder to ID! Regards
  5. Stuart Goodwin

    Plain Swift - Tenerife (Covert birding)

    Thank you for the reply and the support on the ID. Will try to enjoy the hols but temperature heading towards 40C. Some early morning wanders I think before it gets to hot. Regards.
  6. Stuart Goodwin

    Plain Swift - Tenerife (Covert birding)

    Good morning all. To celebrate a number of significant milestones, we are on holiday in Tenerife, only our second overseas holiday in 20+ years. Anyway, can I check that the circa 5 Swifts flying over the hotel complex are most likely Plain Swifts. The birds seem to have a more fluttering...
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