Bird of the Day - the Swift

After spending a few minutes refilling the bird feeders and bird bath, my 5 junior birders from Class 4 and I had a walk looking for one particular bird - Swifts.

They are easy to spot at this time of year - look for an all black bird that flies with its wings like a boomerang. They are quite noisy too, especially in the evening. We managed to spot two groups of swifts circling round above school. The children did very well at remembering these awesome facts about swifts:
1. Swifts can fly for 4 years without landing
2. They can eat, drink and sleep on the wing
3. They are one of the fastest flying birds reaching 70mph - the same as a car on the motorway.

Other lovely finds on our walk were a 7-spotted ladybird and a common blue butterfly.

Until next time
Mrs Longmoor