Comments on: How To Identify Swallows, Swifts And House Martins http://www.thenatureblog.com/how-to-identify-swallows-swifts-and-house-martins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-identify-swallows-swifts-and-house-martins The UK nature and wildlife blog. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Suzette O'Kennedy http://www.thenatureblog.com/how-to-identify-swallows-swifts-and-house-martins/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Suzette O'Kennedy Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:04:51 +0000 http://www.thenatureblog.com/?p=314#comment-1125 I have just seen maybe forty to fifty birds in the sky flying at amazing speed - no wing flapping - with definite white underside but looking bigger than 14 cm and having a sharper wing silhouette than shown for the House Martin. the tail did not have the sharp ends like the swallow ??? almost short and less pointed I am wondering if it could be a swift but can't find a swift with a white underside. It s a warm Summer day in Cape Town. ??? I have just seen maybe forty to fifty birds in the sky flying at amazing speed – no wing flapping – with definite white underside but looking bigger than 14 cm and having a sharper wing silhouette than shown for the House Martin. the tail did not have the sharp ends like the swallow ??? almost short and less pointed I am wondering if it could be a swift but can’t find a swift with a white underside. It s a warm Summer day in Cape Town. ???

]]> By: Tiff http://www.thenatureblog.com/how-to-identify-swallows-swifts-and-house-martins/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Tiff Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:39:53 +0000 http://www.thenatureblog.com/?p=314#comment-273 It also helps to know where you are geographically. For example, in the US, you are not likely going to see a Purple Martin on the West Coast. It also helps to know where you are geographically. For example, in the US, you are not likely going to see a Purple Martin on the West Coast.

]]> By: Zee Mathews http://www.thenatureblog.com/how-to-identify-swallows-swifts-and-house-martins/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Zee Mathews Wed, 05 May 2010 16:27:03 +0000 http://www.thenatureblog.com/?p=314#comment-125 That is a wonderful article. I am always confused to identify them. Now I will rarely make a mistake i think. Thanks. Regards Zee Mathews <a href="https://salonmanagersacademy.com/" rel="nofollow">The Salon Mangers Academy</a> That is a wonderful article. I am always confused to identify them. Now I will rarely make a mistake i think. Thanks.

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