South Africa’s beleaguered blue swallow has been reclassified from vulnerable to endangered in the latest global update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The intra-African migrant is a ...
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home — Henry Bishop Home is not just a geographical location. It’s that special place where one belongs and feels most secure; ‘Bás in Eireann’ is the ...
Well, the first swallows have begun to arrive so summer must be on the way!
Carefully tracking the migration habits of birds like the Barn Swallow can help to conserve these species. Shutterstock Most of Europe’s birds head south each year around September to escape the ...
A close-up-shot-of a barn-swallow-sitting in a -tree-flapping-its-wings. Photo: Supplied Swallows and Swifts are common migrants to South Africa. They are some of our most beloved birds, heralding the ...
THE swallows and the cuckoos will soon be with us again. When we listen in a spiritual mood, these birds are emblematic of a ...
An old saying goes, “One swallow doesn’t make a summer.” Fortunately, we don’t have to settle for just one species. During the summer, members of the swallow bird family are common all over North ...