Fairy Martin

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Birdsville Caravan Park, FSW Qld IMG_5134 20200915

Notes: Small dumpy swallow w. iridescent blue back; brown wings & notched tail; a rufous crown
& nape; a whitish rump. The underparts are dull white. Young birds are duller, browner, w. a
paler forehead & pale fringes to the back & wing feathers. Cf the larger Tree Martin. Call a dry
buzzing "frrrtt," very different from twittering of Tree Martin. Unique "bottle" nests constructed of
mud & usually found under building eves, bridges, culverts & cliffs.

Range from Morcombe & Stewart^©

France Road, Wright's Creek, Cairns, FN Qld IMG_0641 20200526 - CLICK for another pic: 20220130

Pedstrian Overpass, Gordonvale, FNE Qld Qld IMG_6656 20240519 - prominent white rump. CLICK for another carrying
nesting material.

Vic's Pond, Dillon Road, Cairns, FN Qld IMG_0163 20190807 - prominent white rump. CLICK for another pic.

Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, S Vic IMG_4946 20211210 - CLICK for another pic.

Lake Tinaroo, Yungaburra, FN Qld IMG_6018 20180226 - Welcome Swallow on left, Red-rumped Swallow below,
Fairy Martin on right.

Hughenden, FN Qld IMG_6184 20240915 - CLICK for another.

Bedourie, N Qld IMG_8206 20240927 - collecting grass and mud for nest building. CLICK for another.

Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, S Vic IMG_3924 20180203 - feeding juvenile. CLICK for juvenile: pale fringes to flight
feathers: 20211210.

Bedourie, N Qld IMG_8084 20240926 - nest building. CLICK for another.

Baradine, NC NSW MVI_0429 20151013