Bird
Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum · Hirundinidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records2,565,425in 101 countries
Most seen inSpain412,450 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common House-Martin in brief
The common house-martin (Delichon urbicum) is a bird of the Hirundinidae family — species of bird.
Across the 101 countries we cover it has 2,565,425 published records, most of them from Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Spain412,450 records · best May, Apr
Sweden344,347 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom323,831 records · best May, Aug
France273,402 records · best May, Jun
Denmark198,939 records · best May, Aug
Germany183,217 records · best May, Aug
Portugal129,266 records · best May, Apr
Norway114,954 records · best May, Jun
Netherlands107,225 records · best May, Jun
Finland66,759 records · best Jun, Jul
Belgium54,624 records · best May, Aug
Poland36,028 records · best Jul, Jun
Czechia31,867 records · best May, Aug
Italy29,813 records · best May, Jul
Bulgaria23,249 records · best May, Jun
Greece23,037 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye22,572 records · best May, Apr
Ireland18,581 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland17,651 records · best Aug, May
Austria16,489 records · best May, Jul
Israel15,997 records · best Mar, Apr
Estonia13,508 records · best May, Jun
Russia12,832 records · best Jun, Jul
Hungary8,298 records · best May, Jul
Croatia8,035 records · best May, Jul
Ukraine7,018 records · best May, Jul
Luxembourg6,311 records · best Sep, Aug
Slovakia5,722 records · best Jul, May
Serbia5,661 records · best May, Jun
Morocco5,400 records · best Apr, Mar
Cyprus5,131 records · best Apr, Mar
Romania4,413 records · best May, Aug
Slovenia4,126 records · best Jul, Aug
Lithuania3,707 records · best Jun, May
Georgia3,629 records · best May, Jun
Belarus2,373 records · best May, Jun
Latvia1,618 records · best Jun, May
Montenegro1,522 records · best May, Apr
Egypt1,489 records · best Apr, May
Albania1,464 records · best May, Jun
North Macedonia1,360 records · best May, Jun
Zimbabwe1,265 records · best Jan, Dec
Moldova1,262 records · best May, Aug
United Arab Emirates1,242 records · best Feb, Jan
Kazakhstan1,084 records · best May, Jun
Iran942 records · best May, Jun
Armenia851 records · best May, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina715 records · best May, Jun
Malta714 records · best Apr, Mar
Gambia678 records · best Dec, Nov
Tunisia638 records · best Apr, May
Andorra607 records · best Jul, Aug
Senegal592 records · best Jan, Feb
Mongolia589 records · best Jun, May
Kuwait545 records · best Apr, Jan
Azerbaijan530 records · best May, Jun
Palestine492 records · best Mar, Apr
Kyrgyzstan485 records · best Jul, Aug
Algeria480 records · best Aug, May
Nigeria387 records · best May, Dec
Jordan365 records · best Apr, Mar
Saudi Arabia293 records · best Sep, Apr
Iraq214 records · best May, Apr
Uzbekistan211 records · best May, Jun
Eswatini194 records · best Jan, Nov
Iceland190 records · best May, Jun
Lebanon190 records · best Sep, Apr
Libya186 records · best May, Apr
Lesotho152 records · best Feb, Mar
Liechtenstein142 records · best Aug, Jul
Oman139 records · best Feb, Nov
Tajikistan124 records · best Jun, May
Kosovo99 records · best Jun, Aug
Cape Verde96 records · best Mar, Apr
Vatican City86 records · best May, Jun
Mauritania85 records · best Apr, Mar
Qatar80 records · best Feb, Mar
Guinea-Bissau58 records · best Jan, Dec
Guinea51 records · best Jan, Apr
Burkina Faso47 records · best Nov, Oct
Afghanistan41 records · best Jun, Aug
Syria36 records · best Apr, Mar
San Marino34 records · best May, Jun
Togo33 records · best May, Nov
Bahrain29 records · best Mar, Feb
Monaco27 records · best Aug, Jul
Central African Republic25 records · best Dec, Apr
Liberia24 records · best Apr, Mar
Sierra Leone21 records · best Feb, Mar
Turkmenistan20 records · best May, Apr
Mali18 records · best Nov, Jan
Eritrea14 records · best Mar, Apr
Chad14 records · best Sep, Mar
Barbados13 records · best Oct, Nov
Sudan12 records · best Sep, May
Seychelles11 records · best Dec, Nov
Yemen10 records · best Oct, Sep
South Sudan9 records · best Oct, Sep
São Tomé and Príncipe9 records · best Nov, Oct
Djibouti6 records · best Sep, Aug
Maldives4 records · best Nov, Dec
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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