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Are these juvenile welcome swallows please

To: "'Laura Johnson'" <>, "'kym bradley'" <>, <>
Subject: Are these juvenile welcome swallows please
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 17:38:19 +1000
Yes Laura is clearly correct. They are Fairy Martins. See the white rump, sort of squarish tail, reddish brown top to the head & white throat. Their call is also quite unlike a swallow's.
 
Philip
 
-----Original Message-----From: Laura Johnson [ Sent: Monday, 2 September 2013 11:58 AM      To: kym bradley;       Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Are these juvenile welcome swallows please

Hi Kym,

Could they be fairy martins? That's what they look like to me :)

Cheers,
Laura



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Subject: [canberrabirds] Are these juvenile welcome swallows please

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