Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses.
1During the summer a house martin's nest with four chicks fell off the wall of my neighbour's house.
2I suggest that you let the house martins take their chance.
3Last year, house martins constructed a nest on the gable end of my house facing eastwards.
4No, the latter were not house martins, unfortunately.
5About late June I noticed an absence of house martins, and in August I took down the nests.
6As far as I could see, it was not a competitor or a predator of the house martins.
7I spotted a kestrel being buzzed by three house martins over a field well away from the house martins' nests.
8Madam, - While playing golf at Bantry Golf Club last Wednesday I saw four house martins flying above the 10th green.
9- Paul Lennon, Banbridge, Co Down The house martins were probably protecting fledglings from the kestrel.
10"Tracy said that come spring a pair of house martins nested in that pear tree."
11"I'm looking for the house martins."
12"It is a shame to see how the pretty house martins are decreasing in this country at the hand of the sparrows," he continued.