As many of you will know, I know nothing about birds...These are Turkish, but we are struggling to identify them. Are they common ones like we get here...?
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
Yes, I think they are swallows as well.
... is the barn swallow what we normally just call a "swallow" in the UK?...
A different Pembrokeshire swallow's nest. That's on a light fitting in the gents' loo at the Old Point House pub, overlooking Angle bay.
It looks like a sunset picture, maybe making it look a little browner than true. I think it may be a willow warbler. Steph will be along soon with the correct ID!
The easiest way to tell these two birds apart is by leg colour. Chiffchaffs have black legs and willow warblers have light brown legs. This isn’t a foolproof method though, so there are a few other distinctions, if they’ll sit still long enough!Chiffchaffs constantly flick their tails whereas willow warblers only do it occasionally. Willow warblers have a whiter belly.