Abstract
On 24 May 2024, I observed an adult Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) catching and killing an adult Common Swift (Apus apus) directly from its nesting hole in an urban building in central Prague, Czechia. The Magpie pulled the Swift from the hole and, despite several escape attempts, repeatedly recaptured it mid-air before ultimately subduing and killing it on the ground. This observation presents a rare predation event with a previously undocumented hunting method, differing from earlier reports where Swifts were caught in flight or from a building wall.