Sand Martins are the smallest UK hirundines and very agile fliers over water.
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April 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sand Martins are the smallest UK hirundines and very agile fliers over water.
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Uneven
A swallow that appears to be a streamer short
Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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A swallow that appears to be a streamer short
Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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May 25, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Uneven
A swallow that appears to be a streamer short
Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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A swallow that appears to be a streamer short
Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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No hirundine passage today; Greylags first to show.
September 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
No hirundine passage today; Greylags first to show.
Scouting mountain tops to see the eclipse, with Crag Martins making close passes
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August 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Scouting mountain tops to see the eclipse, with Crag Martins making close passes
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Hadn’t seen a hirundine this year until today, so it was great to see swallow, sand martin & house martin all at the river in Nairn.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
April 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Hadn’t seen a hirundine this year until today, so it was great to see swallow, sand martin & house martin all at the river in Nairn.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdingScotland #UKBirding #Birds
Some lovely birds up on Dartmoor today. Lots of Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Hirundine etc. Bluebells wafting their heady perfume over me in the glorious sunshine. #UKBirding
May 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Some lovely birds up on Dartmoor today. Lots of Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Hirundine etc. Bluebells wafting their heady perfume over me in the glorious sunshine. #UKBirding
Vismig Snook 07:00-10:00
V bright conditions made specific id of distant hirundine flocks difficult.
417 Mipit
149 Swallow
126 HMartin
43 SMartin
4 Swift
82 Hirundine sp
2 Redpoll
14 Siskin (Single flock)
Whlmbrel
Greenshank
Incoming 305 Teal, 28 Wigeon and 6 Pintail.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
V bright conditions made specific id of distant hirundine flocks difficult.
417 Mipit
149 Swallow
126 HMartin
43 SMartin
4 Swift
82 Hirundine sp
2 Redpoll
14 Siskin (Single flock)
Whlmbrel
Greenshank
Incoming 305 Teal, 28 Wigeon and 6 Pintail.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Vismig Snook 07:00-10:00
V bright conditions made specific id of distant hirundine flocks difficult.
417 Mipit
149 Swallow
126 HMartin
43 SMartin
4 Swift
82 Hirundine sp
2 Redpoll
14 Siskin (Single flock)
Whlmbrel
Greenshank
Incoming 305 Teal, 28 Wigeon and 6 Pintail.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
V bright conditions made specific id of distant hirundine flocks difficult.
417 Mipit
149 Swallow
126 HMartin
43 SMartin
4 Swift
82 Hirundine sp
2 Redpoll
14 Siskin (Single flock)
Whlmbrel
Greenshank
Incoming 305 Teal, 28 Wigeon and 6 Pintail.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It feels like proper Summertime now with an abundance of nesting hirundine and dragonfly on the wing, including this Scarce Chaser and a few Downy Emerald tear-arsing around ponds. #UKBirding
May 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It feels like proper Summertime now with an abundance of nesting hirundine and dragonfly on the wing, including this Scarce Chaser and a few Downy Emerald tear-arsing around ponds. #UKBirding
Froward Point- 1 Ortolan Bunting, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Sand Martin with 400 House Martin + 150 Swallow
Scabbacombe Point- 5 Spot Fly, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat and another 100+ Hirundine
#devonbirds
Scabbacombe Point- 5 Spot Fly, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat and another 100+ Hirundine
#devonbirds
September 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Froward Point- 1 Ortolan Bunting, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Sand Martin with 400 House Martin + 150 Swallow
Scabbacombe Point- 5 Spot Fly, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat and another 100+ Hirundine
#devonbirds
Scabbacombe Point- 5 Spot Fly, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat and another 100+ Hirundine
#devonbirds
Finally my first House Martin of the year with a single bird joining the hirundine party at Castell ddu. Failing light made it harder than usual but still picked out 4 Little Ringed Plover. Bonus 5 Goosander on the river. (Photo taken last weekend at Llanrhystud) #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birds
April 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Finally my first House Martin of the year with a single bird joining the hirundine party at Castell ddu. Failing light made it harder than usual but still picked out 4 Little Ringed Plover. Bonus 5 Goosander on the river. (Photo taken last weekend at Llanrhystud) #birdingWales #UKWildlife #birds
sandmartin colony, right on the edge of pasture - holes mined into the red land on a sea-eroded soilface - similes of bats, fish, insects as they swarm, but nothing could be more hirundine than those movements in 3 dimensions, the cut of wing & aviator's visor, the zeeping calls, the purpose #birds
April 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
sandmartin colony, right on the edge of pasture - holes mined into the red land on a sea-eroded soilface - similes of bats, fish, insects as they swarm, but nothing could be more hirundine than those movements in 3 dimensions, the cut of wing & aviator's visor, the zeeping calls, the purpose #birds
Goldcliff update, large hirundine flocks hawking around the sea wall filling up before crossing the Bristol Channel and more #GwentBirds #GOS
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September 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Goldcliff update, large hirundine flocks hawking around the sea wall filling up before crossing the Bristol Channel and more #GwentBirds #GOS
Our 4th Golden Oriole of the year seen around Quarries and headed South towards Millcombe earlier. Nice flock of 3 Cuckoo, arrival of more Spotted Flycatchers and good hirundine/Swift passage. @birdguides.bsky.social
May 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Our 4th Golden Oriole of the year seen around Quarries and headed South towards Millcombe earlier. Nice flock of 3 Cuckoo, arrival of more Spotted Flycatchers and good hirundine/Swift passage. @birdguides.bsky.social
& the ditches gurgle 1st time in months, the lane filled with chaffinches gorging on haw & blown seed (curious calves follow a spell), hirundine hawking on the hill, & hornbeam levering keys to position for launch
September 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
& the ditches gurgle 1st time in months, the lane filled with chaffinches gorging on haw & blown seed (curious calves follow a spell), hirundine hawking on the hill, & hornbeam levering keys to position for launch
Good passage of hirundine south through the Snook this am. 07:00-10:00
128 Swallow
171 Sand Martin
26 House Martin
Numbers much reduced by mid-morning.
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128 Swallow
171 Sand Martin
26 House Martin
Numbers much reduced by mid-morning.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
July 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Good passage of hirundine south through the Snook this am. 07:00-10:00
128 Swallow
171 Sand Martin
26 House Martin
Numbers much reduced by mid-morning.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
128 Swallow
171 Sand Martin
26 House Martin
Numbers much reduced by mid-morning.
@teesbirds.bsky.social
Good birding at Margrove today with the previously posted Egyptian geese, a dunlin & little ringed plover showing beautifully. Hirundine numbers up - swallows gathering & feeding young, plus a striking imm. herring gull with nice beak patterning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good birding at Margrove today with the previously posted Egyptian geese, a dunlin & little ringed plover showing beautifully. Hirundine numbers up - swallows gathering & feeding young, plus a striking imm. herring gull with nice beak patterning. @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
Happy New Year! 2025 was another record year at #salopobs with ✨️128✨️ species recorded (10 nocmig only), including 3 new ticks (GCGrebe, Avocet and Gannet!) bringing the overall total to 💥150💥 Three Bittern nights, Quail, Ospreys, Scoters... #happydays
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Happy New Year! 2025 was another record year at #salopobs with ✨️128✨️ species recorded (10 nocmig only), including 3 new ticks (GCGrebe, Avocet and Gannet!) bringing the overall total to 💥150💥 Three Bittern nights, Quail, Ospreys, Scoters... #happydays
Seems like there are plenty of Common Scoters turning up on inland water bodies today! Maybe there will be one on your patch?
Good luck to all patch birders over the weekend, chance of an early Hirundine, Wheatear or Little Ringed Plover too! #PWC2026
Good luck to all patch birders over the weekend, chance of an early Hirundine, Wheatear or Little Ringed Plover too! #PWC2026
March 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Seems like there are plenty of Common Scoters turning up on inland water bodies today! Maybe there will be one on your patch?
Good luck to all patch birders over the weekend, chance of an early Hirundine, Wheatear or Little Ringed Plover too! #PWC2026
Good luck to all patch birders over the weekend, chance of an early Hirundine, Wheatear or Little Ringed Plover too! #PWC2026
House x Hirundine? 😳
1776: Swallows & martins, before they withdraw, not only forsake houses, but do not frequent the villages at all: so that their intercourse with houses is only for the sake of breeding.
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
House x Hirundine? 😳
An outstanding shot of a scarce migrant hirundine wins Photo of the Week:
Photo of the Week: 27 April-4 May 2026
An outstanding shot of European Red-rumped Swallow by Thomas Willoughby is BirdGuides Photo of the Week for 27 April-4 May 2026.
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May 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
An outstanding shot of a scarce migrant hirundine wins Photo of the Week:
Greater striped swallow, Karoo 🇿🇦 My favourite hirundine of our South Africa trip, such incredible patterning on the juveniles and a lovely evening song. Large numbers at Karoo Gariep NR 3-5 February. #birds #birdingsouthafrica @andymalley53.bsky.social @stuartbb.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Greater striped swallow, Karoo 🇿🇦 My favourite hirundine of our South Africa trip, such incredible patterning on the juveniles and a lovely evening song. Large numbers at Karoo Gariep NR 3-5 February. #birds #birdingsouthafrica @andymalley53.bsky.social @stuartbb.bsky.social @philflam.bsky.social
Nothing new at Grimley CLP this afternoon. Cattle Egret from this morning not present. Black Tailed Godwit still, juv LRP, Common & Green Sandpiper, Kestrel plus 2 juvs, Peregrine, Red Kite, Yellow Wagtail over, c100 hirundine mainly Swallow, 3 Swift, 2 GWE
August 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Nothing new at Grimley CLP this afternoon. Cattle Egret from this morning not present. Black Tailed Godwit still, juv LRP, Common & Green Sandpiper, Kestrel plus 2 juvs, Peregrine, Red Kite, Yellow Wagtail over, c100 hirundine mainly Swallow, 3 Swift, 2 GWE
& dust you can taste informs breathing, a fine reddish coating on laneside leaves & your boots leave deep, martian prints. horizon at dusk seems stained with dry earth. hirundine are rampant amidst this, seeking out the loch to hunt & drink, present in every frame that points towards water or sky
July 20, 2026 at 9:53 PM
& dust you can taste informs breathing, a fine reddish coating on laneside leaves & your boots leave deep, martian prints. horizon at dusk seems stained with dry earth. hirundine are rampant amidst this, seeking out the loch to hunt & drink, present in every frame that points towards water or sky