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..     SWALLOW (hirundo rustica).     ..

Photo taken in Kirkmichael, May '05.

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 17-19cm

Wingspan: 32-35cm

Weight: 16-25g

Call: simple 'tswit, tswit, tswit' or 'weet-a-weet'

Song: prolonged, sweet twitter

Open pasture with access to water and quiet farm buildings, large reedbeds and villages.

Common

Amber List

 

20x14mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

2-8

14 -16 days

17-24 days

Season: from Apr  2-3 clutches

16 years

 

 

375,000 pairs

 

 

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