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Barn Swallow
Europese Swael · Hirundo rustica
The classic swallow, glossy blue above with long tail streamers, that migrates from Europe to spend the southern summer here in enormous numbers. It skims low over open ground and water catching insects, gathers in huge roosts at dusk, and is entirely absent during winter.
Log your Barn Swallow sighting — free →How to identify it
Steel-blue above, whitish below with a dark breast-band, rusty forehead and long tail streamers.
Where to see it in Kruger
Over open country, water and camps everywhere in summer, often in big flocks.
Did you know
It flies thousands of kilometres from Europe just to spend summer in the bushveld.
Often confused with
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