“I had a small opportunity to check out birds around my hotel venue. I spotted a sizeable number of Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila) collecting nesting material from Livistona chinensis palms. They would fly in swiftly, sharply turn and snatch … Continued
“Every morning, the resident population of Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta) in Malaysia’s Fraser’s Hill greets the dawn by emerging from their communal roost and circling around the treetops to stretch their wings and search for breakfast. A video clip of … Continued
“We noticed a small flock (10-12) of nesting Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila) starting to build nests on the under surface of the balconies of an apartment building. Usually these swiftlets choose darker environments like car parks or large drainage … Continued
Samson Tan photographed Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta) flying around the garden of a resort when holidaying in Tomohon, Sulawesi, Indonesia in June 2014. Only when he uploaded the images onto his computer did he realise that the swiftlets were actively … Continued
“On 9th March 2013, I was observing Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta) flying in and out from under the overhanging roof of a bungalow at Fraser’s Hill, Peninsular Malaysia. Upon closer inspection, I discovered two greenish nests, spaced about half a … Continued
