Bird ID please

[teenielux]

They're not great photos i'm afraid, but can anyone ID this bird for me please. It was spotted at Margam Country Park.

Thanks,
Tina

[nikolai_avenger]

Hi Tina.

When did you see it?

[htcdude]

It looks like a leucistic Swift, although they shouldn't be over here at the moment.

If it was taken recently it may be an escapee of some sort.

Nige

[teenielux]

Originally Posted by nikolai_avenger

Hi Tina.

When did you see it?

Sorry, should have said, it's quite an old picture taken at the end of August 2009.

I've recently been sorting through my wildlife photos (trying to get them in some sort of order) and couldn't work out what bird this is so thought i'd ask the experts

[teenielux]

Originally Posted by htcdude

It looks like a leucistic Swift, although they shouldn't be over here at the moment.

If it was taken recently it may be an escapee of some sort.

Nige

Thanks Nige, I was thinking it was some sort of albino swift but wasn't sure

[nikolai_avenger]

Indeed. I do think it's a swallow though, rather than a swift.

Cheers. Nik.

[faz]

hi welcome to WAB leucistic swallow for me you dont often see swifts that low to ground

[rossy]

no way is it a swift, look at the wing shape, and im pretty sure it isnt a swallow. looks like an escapee but of what ? rossy.

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by rossy

no way is it a swift, look at the wing shape, and im pretty sure it isnt a swallow. looks like an escapee but of what ? rossy.

I agree, definitely not a swift, or any of the hirundines.
I think it's an escapee. Could it be a Budgie? Difficult to get scale.
Dorts.

[htcdude]

I meant Swallow sorry! Of course it's not a Swift with a tail like that

Nige