Sand martin : breezy perch : RSPB Frampton Marsh

Normally quite tricky to film, these sand martins (Riparia riparia, also known as Bank swallows) made it a lot easier for me, by hovering in the moderate breeze, next to a metal rod/pipe on which one or two of them also attempted to land. Others seemed to be happy just to hover adjacent to the perching spot.
Location: RSPB Frampton Marsh (360 hide). Lincolnshire, UK
Date: 07 Aug 2023 (late afternoon)
Filmed using an #iphone12promax attached to an Opticron field scope -- a technique sometimes known as phonescoping , a subcategory of digiscoping.

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Just lovely . Perfect .