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patff · 2011-10-08 11:31:24

When migrating, do swallows fly in a V-formation?

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08-10-2011 12:31pm

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patff

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When migrating, do swallows fly in a V-formation?

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#2 08-10-2011 2:06pm
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i think so with a leader at the front who drops back to the back when he gets tired and another takes his place

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#3 08-10-2011 7:04pm
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I dont think so. I'd say the fly in flocks with no leader.

I think it's mainly large birds that fly in Vs - swans, geese, pelicans, storks, cranes, gulls

Mark
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#4 09-10-2011 8:40pm
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Mark is right. They flock and do not fly in V-formation

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#5 16-10-2011 12:01pm
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Still quite a few here, but then there is plenty of midgies/flies still around!

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