Number of individuals: 1
Age: Unknown
Sex: Unknown
Observation date: May 14, 2011
Source of information: Own observation
Uploader: Olivier Dochy
Observer(s): Olivier Dochy, Geert Schoutteten, Hilde Decuypere, Erwin Verfaillie, Sofie Butaye, Veerle Deconinck, Maarten Willems, Veerle Wyffels
Finder: Olivier Dochy
Photographer:
Location: Regéc, Zemplén Hills, center of town
Town: Regéc
County: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (H)
GPS Coordinates: (48.390442201552446, 21.342113705825795)
Note: While looking on the map in the village, a loose group of swallows caught my eye, possibly fleeing for a raptor. They were Barn Swallows and House Martins, as usual. But no raptor. The last swallow appeared a little unusual on jizz. A close flyby revealed a beautiful Red-rumped Swallow. The orangy rump was clearly visible, as well as the pale throat and neck-sides and the clear-cut separation of dark tail and pale undertail-coverts. Also flight behaviour was typical for the species with closed tail-streamers (sometimes) and longer sailings than Barn Swallow. It flew around for maybe 30 seconds and then continued northwards. A second bird that also flew by was most probably also this species but I couldn't get my bins on it before it disappeared behind the houses. We are familiar with this species from other trips to South-Europe and didn't notice on first hand that it was a rarity here.
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Red-rumped Swallow(ID:2296)