#sand martin

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A pueblo of sand martins

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Juvenile sand martins (Riparia riparia) wait in their nest for their parents to bring food

by Graham Thurlow

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Sand Martin - Andorinha-das-barreiras (Riparia riparia)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (25/06/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR with Nikon AF-S TC-14E III; 1/1600s; F8; 500 ISO]

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Sand Martins

Sand martins perched along overhead cables, at Summer Leys nature reserve.

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22/06/24-Garden loosestrife, view, Chiffchaff and my first Comma butterfly of the year at Testwood Lakes and Common Tern, creeping thistle and view at Lakeside Country Park

It was thrilling to be transfixed by watching fishing Common Terns at both, expected at this time of year at Testwood Lakes I saw young there too a reserve it's been great to re-connect with this year but once in a blue moon for Lakeside. The Comma was another standout sighting today and better late than never, it's the second longest I've waited to see one in a year behind 2018 when I saw my first of the year on 24th June, a species that is usually within the first few I see in a year in spring. A very pleasing sighting as it become my 30th butterfly species seen this year. Other highlights at Testwood Lakes were Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martins, Grey Herons including being mobbed by the terns, Green Woodpecker, Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, knapweed, marsh bedstraw, yellow pimpernel and red campion. At Lakeside I also enjoyed seeing my first tufted vetch and hemp agrimony of the year, bee orchid, pyramidal orchid, bindweed, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ringlet and Meadow Brown with Black-tailed Skimmer, Large Skipper, Marbled White, bird's-foot trefoil and pineappleweed enjoyed at both.

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Sand martin (Riparia riparia)

Nimmos Pier, Co. Galway - 20-04-2024

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felt like drawing birds a lot last night. it started as me drawing long-tailed tits as practice but slowly devolved into drawing my favourite swallow species...

i dont really draw birds nearly as often as i should

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Cliff and Bank Swallows are highly gregarious and may flock by the hundreds or even thousands.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Gay angst won to autism this round by having Jon, in my mind, walking with SOCKS on SAND.

(process under the cut)

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The messengers of spring – Barn Swallows and a few Sand Martins

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Viva Las Vegas (1964)

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Sand Martin - Andorinha-das-barreiras (Riparia riparia): juveniles

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (19/07/2023)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2500s; F7,1; 400 ISO]

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Sand Martin

A sand martin sitting on an overhead cable, at Summer Leys nature reserve.

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13/04/2024-A fine summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, yellow dung flies, bluebells, Eider and views on a brilliant afternoon at Lymington and Pennington today.

My first bright Wheatear and Whitethroat of the year and also my much anticipated first Swallows of the year floating through the breezy air taking my year list to 154 were other highlights today. Also good to see today were many Sand Martins, Skylark, Buzzard, Reed Bunting, Greenfinch, Shelduck, Pochard, Mediterranean Gulls, so many Avocets which it was a phenomenal experience to see, Lapwings, Redshank, Peacock butterfly, my first clover and plantain of the year, lesser celandine, buttercup, greater stitchwort, cow parsley and red deadnettle.

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(by Martin Blanquer)