Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses.
1 During the summer a house martin 's nest with four chicks fell off the wall of my neighbour's house .
2 I suggest that you let the house martins take their chance.
3 Last year, house martins constructed a nest on the gable end of my house facing eastwards.
4 No, the latter were not house martins , unfortunately.
5 About late June I noticed an absence of house martins , and in August I took down the nests.
6 As far as I could see, it was not a competitor or a predator of the house martins .
7 I spotted a kestrel being buzzed by three house martins over a field well away from the house martins ' nests.
8 Madam, - 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.
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