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Hirundo neoxena

Welcome Swallow at Stromlo, ACT

Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
Hirundo neoxena at Stromlo, ACT - 23 Sep 2018 08:23 AM
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Identification history

Hirundo neoxena 3 Oct 2018 natureguy
Hirundo neoxena 2 Oct 2018 JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

There were a group of about four Welcome Swallows flying over the river to the shore on the far side from me. They would land on the far bank, then take-off, often disappearing for a while before returning. On looking at the photographs closely I realised they were gathering mud, probably for nest building. I did not get a chance to check but I noted they were generally flying off in the direction of the house-sized water pumping facility, so I wondered if they were building nests there.

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Species information

  • Hirundo neoxena Scientific name
  • Welcome Swallow Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1321.3m Recorded at altitude
  • 584 images trained Machine learning
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