[Barn] Swallow - at least 50 of them, #Orcombe #Exmouth #Devon

Apparently, the name 'swallow' is a very old one, derived probably from the old English 'swell', meaning to swirl, a reference to the bird's swooping flight, or from the old Norse 'swala', meaning a cleft stick, which refers to its tail.

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https://youtu.be/X6om_rbmiUc

A couple of snaps of yesterday's Woodchat Shrike and today's #Wryneck.
Not a bad couple of day's birding!

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📷 Woodchat Shrike, #Seatown, #Dorset
📷 Wryneck, #Orcombe #Exmouth #Devon