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The sand martin is sociable in its nesting habits

From a dozen to many hundred pairs will nest close together, according to available space The nests are at the end of tunnels ranging from a few inches to three or four feet in length, bored in sand or gravel. It nests in colonies, digging burrows in steep, sandy cliffs, usually around water, and is commonly found on wetland sites The tunnels it bores can be up to a metre in length At a chamber at the end of the burrow, four or five eggs are laid on collected straw and feathers. Sand martins typically arrive back in the uk around march and then go on to build a nest after digging out a burrow

The female will lay her eggs around late april or early june. Having crossed pharaoh’s hot dry ocean, ‘my’ sand martins are back from africa About 30 pairs nest each summer in a soft bank facing the sea, close to my home. Unlike swallows and house martins, which build mud nests, and swifts which nest in roofs, sand martins dig burrows They usually make their nest holes in steep sandy cliffs, riverbanks, or gravel pits, but some sand martins have been known to try holes in brickwork and pipes poking out of walls. The smallest of our hirundines, the sand martin can be found nesting in colonies in sandy banks across britain & ireland

The sand martin is amongst our earliest summer visitors to arrive, often being seen during the first two weeks of march.

Builds nest by tunneling into sandbanks Can be seen over any open habitat including fields, marshes, and ponds, often in mixed flocks with other species of swallows Compare with other small brownish swallows where overlaps occur in its extensive global range. Bank swallows are one of the most widely distributed birds in the world In the old world, this species is known as the sand martin Bank swallows nest in burrows in banks and sandy cliffs

In recent years, they have started to nest in gravel and sand piles in construction sites and freight yards. A graceful and agile member of the swallow family, these gregarious migratory birds are most numerous along waterways where they nest in vertical eroded sand banks. Sand martins are social nesters Between a dozen and several hundred pairs nest close together in a colony They nest at the end of tunnels up to four feet in length, bored into sand pits, gravel pits, and sea cliffs Nests are lined with vegetation and feathers.