They Come From Africa to Build Above Your Door. The Martins

from Birdz · host Wren

They fly thousands of miles from Africa to be here. One builds its home from a thousand pellets of mud, right above your bedroom window. The other carves an entire city into a cliff face with nothing but its feet and its bill. The Martins is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet the House Martin and the Sand Martin — two birds living extraordinary lives in plain sight, and both under very real pressure. #BIRDZ #HouseMartin #SandMartin #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #BirdNerd #Hirundines #Swallows #Migrants #SummerVisitors #NatureLovers #BirdConservation #UKNature #WildlifeMigration #BritishNature

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