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Shared January 12, 2026
"What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" Hard to tell in this slow motion video as swallows arrive in the UK for the summer. The male gets to work straight away and starts to collect feathers for his nest.
Clip from episode 3 'Europe' of our award-winning series 'Earthflight'.
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