The soft banks of the River Tyne upstream of Corbridge in Northumberland provide excellent nest sites for sand martins.
... before down settling again
New burrows are ususally dug by males each year and last weekend they were introducing their mates to their nesting quarters.
At this stage there's a lot of excited activity, with aerial chases followed by settling in the mouth of the nest tunnels, then sudden panics where they all take to the air ...
... before down settling again
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Beautiful to watch and your capture is better.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely to see. Reminds me of when I lived up there and used to go and watch them. Brilliant little birds.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see them return isn't it?
ReplyDeleteGreat sight to see Phil.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see that!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots. I hadn't realised that Sand Martins were quite so brown. I particularly like the photo of the birds with open wings.
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