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Record numbers of Alpine Swifts have been recorded in Britian in the last week and Kent has shared in this influx with sightings in Thanet, Dungeness, Reculver, Stodmarsh, Bockhill, Oare, and New Hythe/Leybourne. Birds have been lingering for the last couple of days at New Hythe and at North Foreland in Thanet. More details on the sightings pages. Photo of the New Hythe bird by KOS member Terry Laws