re name the bird

jimmy mac · Hawthorn Tree Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 72

HI Folks ,this little birdie got trapped in the shed last week.Can anyone identify it .I think its a barn swallow.We released it after taking pics.It had long tail feathers.

Sean Ph'lib · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject:

It's a swallow. We don't call them barn swallows here in Ireland - just "swallows". Smile

Liparis · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

Strangely enough, i'd never heard the term Barn Swallow until i came to live in this part of the World, must be a local name.
Bill.

Sean Ph'lib · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 3:29 pm Post subject:

I think it's an American name - used because they have different kinds of swallows there (I think - I might be wrong).