Sand martin
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The sand martin, also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It has a wide
Sand martin, Guidel Plage, Brittany, France
R. r. shelleyi at Abbassia, Egypt
Showing dark breast band
Adult at nest site, Dziwnówek, Poland
Western house martin
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The western house martin, sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breed
Sand martin
…to the secondaries. Its brown back and breast band, white throat, small size and quick jerky flight separate it from similar swallows, such as the common house martin (Delichon urbicum), the American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). The other species of Riparia are…
Mehlschwalbe Delichon urbicum
At an official bird ringing station
Gathering mud Verkhniye Mandrogi, Russia
A mother flying back to a full nest in the eaves of a house in Kent, England