How fast are the martins and swallows flying at Jerrabomberra Wetlands?

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How fast are the martins and swallows flying at Jerrabomberra Wetlands?

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Subject:	How fast are the martins and swallows flying at Jerrabomberra Wetlands?
From:	Wallaces <>
Date:	Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:04:33 +0000

After a couple of near misses with the large number of feeding martins (mostly tree) and swallows at Jerrabomberra Wetlands this morning, I thought I would try to estimate how fast they were flying. Estimates from my videos are that the Tree Martins (the most common species today) were averaging 31kph (25-38) and the Welcome Swallows were slightly slower, averaging 26kph (22-28).

Catching small insects and avoiding moving humans while flying at this speed takes skill.

Steve

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