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Fri 08 Aug 2008Climate change hints as swifts appear in no hurry to depart
THE SWIFT, which is traditionally the last migratory bird to arrive in Ireland for the breeding season and the first to leave, is still being seen along the south coast.
According to Oran O'Sullivan of Birdwatch Ireland, the swift, which is often mistaken as a large swallow, should have departed for warmer climes much earlier in August.
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