Monday 12 September 2016

White-rumped Swift

White-rumped Swift, Extremadura, May 2016 ( Copyright T D Wright )
White-rumped Swift, Extremadura, May 2016 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Some people have asked me why I've not posted more of my Springy Spanish trip so, as the only interesting birds on patch over the weekend were Knot, Green Sand. plus Barwits still on BHM & a stunning male Wheatear plus several others at Seaton Marshes, I thought I'd take you back to Spain. One of the advantages of visiting Extremadura after the migrants have passed through is that the late-arriving White-rumpers are in. I had to endure that intense Sun in order to get these photos after climbing a steep path so I hope you appreciate all the effort. It was "T.F.H.", as one of my wheelchair-using friends used to say!        
White-rumped Swift, Extremadura, May '16 ( Copyright T D Wright )
White-rumped Swift, Extremadura, May '16 ( Copyright T D Wright )
White-rumped Swift, Extremadura, May '16 ( Copyright T D Wright )
The rump and especially the white trailing edge to the secondaries aren't always easy to see...

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