Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 (Family Hirundinidae)


Male

Female

Male at Nest

Male and Young

Migratory Nester; Territory: Colonial
4-5 Eggs: May - August (11-19 Days); Young: June - August (18-23 Days)
Migration: March - April (Earliest: 25.3), September - October (Latest: 13.10)
Moult: October - March


Falco subbuteo
Habitat:
Meadows
Nest:
(2 - 5 m)

Inside Buildings
Principal Food:
Diptera

Coleoptera

Hymenoptera
Predator:
Milvus migrans
Circus cyaneus Falco columbarius


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