“When twilight turns to darkness, the swifts rise higher and higher into the night air and there they sleep on the wing.
In the very early dawn, as light creeps into the sky, they dive down again”
Writer: EL Grant Warson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘What to Look for in Spring’ 1961
In the very early dawn, as light creeps into the sky, they dive down again”
Writer: EL Grant Warson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘What to Look for in Spring’ 1961
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Swifts are far less common in the UK than when this picture was painted. Populations have more than halved in just 20 years.
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