Birds come in all shapes and forms. And some of them soar at incredible speed. Here are some of the fastest birds that can be found on this Earth ...

They even take their baths in flight by dipping in a water source ... You may hear the distinctive twittering call of a swift bird before you look up to see it flying above. Up to 35,000 Vaux ...

The Common Swift, with its dark, streamlined body and high-pitched beeping scream, is a familiar sight in summer skies for Europeans and Asians. These birds spend almost their entire lives in flight, ...

Held by UNC’s Avian Society, the event included speakers and attendees hoping to share their love for Chimney Swifts with fellow bird enthusiasts. Member Sydney McLean said the roosting of the ...

TWO red-listed birds have been spotted in North Herefordshire. According to bird spotting website, goingbirding.com, a C Lamonby has spotted two swifts in Midlemarsh near Leominster today (May 21).

What's mystifying about the common swift, though, is that its flight requires almost constant wing-flapping, making its grueling migratory habits even more of a physiological mystery than that of a ...

The Vaux's Swift is a tiny bird – some people call it “a cigar ... roosting at about a dozen major sites, about a day’s flight apart. Once the swifts get to a site, they’ll stay and ...

Northern Irish Taylor Swift fans were left heartbroken ... after the concert had already begun, due to a bird strike on the aircraft. The easyJet flight EZY326 was originally scheduled to depart ...

A ten-month flight phase is the longest we know of any ... As long-distance migrants, each swift bird spends the winter months in warmer climates. Swifts range in terms of where they call home ...