tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335299432629417967.post1072166594142882981..comments2023-12-20T08:34:52.903+00:00Comments on BTO Bird Ringing - 'Demog Blog': Strange Swallowcarl_barimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109244405746789457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335299432629417967.post-18313697186563281462012-09-08T11:49:59.683+01:002012-09-08T11:49:59.683+01:00Also in Italy (our ringing station is in Natural R...Also in Italy (our ringing station is in Natural Reserve of Fondo Toce - Lake Maggiore, Piedmont) is not unusual to find Hirundo rustica with suspended moult.<br />Normaly are adults with one or two inner primary feathers new, but sometimes it's possible to find juveniles.<br />But the swallow in the photos it's a very strange thing with so many feathers new... Interesting!<br /><br />I Marco Bandininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335299432629417967.post-23230685939932142992012-09-04T20:17:03.320+01:002012-09-04T20:17:03.320+01:00Dear fellows
Here in Spain several Hirundo rustic...Dear fellows<br /><br />Here in Spain several Hirundo rustica, Riparia riparia and Delichon urbica (both juveniles and adults) start their main moult before the migration; then they stop the moult and finish it in Africa...<br /><br />You can see many examples in our blog (http://grupoaegithalos.blogspot.com.es/search/label/anillamiento%20de%20golondrinas)<br /><br />So the swallow that you mean Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384455825262294736noreply@blogger.com