Sand Martin
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 30th May 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Maidens on 9th July 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Juvenile
Taken at Troon on 1st July 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Sand Martin.
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Local names: 		Riparia riparia.
Passeriformes.
Hirundinidae.
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From a dozen to many hundred pairs will nest close together, according to available space. The nests are at the end of tunnels of, from a few inches, to three or four feet in length, bored in sand or gravel.
Insects taken in flight.
Brown above, white below with a narrow brown band on the breast; the bill is black, the legs brown.
12 - 13 cms.
26 - 29 cms.
May - June. 2 Clutches.
3 - 7 Smooth Glossy White
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