Red-rumped Swallows stay on with the sunshine

We’re in the first week of September, and many of our seasonal migrants are still with us.While our Barn Swallows have all but disappeared, the Red-rumped Swallow has yet to head south, and has stayed on with the last of the warm, sunny weather of summer. A true Mediterranean speciality, the Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica [...]

 
Nice shots of a summer favourite…Red-rumped Swallows over Lanjaron 23rd April 2010

A summer migrant we’ve mentioned more than once in the last few days, the Red-rumped Swallow is very much a bird of the Mediterranean and a welcome addition to the swirling hirundine community that is rapidly filling our skies. With a little patience they can be picked out from a mixed flock, and they have [...]