Damien Enright: An evening in Morocco, the sky full of Alpine swifts

Columnist Damien Enright recalled an aerial experience in Morocco when Alpine swifts filled the warm evening air

Alpine swifts are far bigger than our swifts, and their aerobatics are breathtaking

Recently the travel and lifestyle pages of the Irish Times, the Irish Examiner and UK newspapers of all demographics – the Guardian, the Times, the redtops – have enthusiastically recommended Morocco as a 'new' holiday venue. I've spent time there many times, travelling from the Rif Mountains on the Mediterranean coast to the desert border with Western Sahara. I've written about its culture and its wildlife in this and other papers. I've found it to be a magical place: here's why...

Fes, Morocco on an October evening