Red rumped Swallow

[iclyne]

Not the best of shots I was too far away and if was raining heavy but it's the first one seen in the north east of england.

[Neil Rigby]

Wow! Thanks for sharing that with us.

Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallows look very much like a Swallow but with, as the name suggests, a pale red rump. The Red-rumped Swallow has a pale throat, pale ring around the nape and the black undertail coverts contrasting sharply with the pale belly. Red-rumped Swallows also have elogated fatter more pumped-up bodies with a long tail.