Species Detail - Swift (Apus apus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Apus apus
Swift
NHMSYS0000530165 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
apapu
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
2
2
2
28/07/2016
17/07/2023
8 January (recorded in 2022)
10 December (recorded in 2016)
Heritage Council of Ireland, Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Swift (Apus apus), accessed 28 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/432/Species/11135>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)