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House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Photo by PedroNicolau
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Field Notes

Description:

A flock of house martins doing some nest work right at the beach.

Notes:

Andorinha-dos-beirais

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Comments (4)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
PedroNicolau
Yeah Ursula. But you've got to know where to look! To be fair, at this time of the year it's quite easy since they are breeding and building/repairing their nests, so all it takes is a puddle and a bit of patience :)

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Birds of the World
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Birds of Iberia
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Beach Biodiversity of Portugal - Dunes, Sand and Sea
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PublishedMay 12, 2013

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