English: Sand Martin
Russian: Береговая ласточка
German: Uferschwalbe
French: Hirondelle de rivage
Mongolian: Эргийгн хараацай, Элсэг эргийн хараацай
Japanese: ショウドウツバメ (Shodo-tsubame)

Body length: 12-13 cm
Wing span: 26-29 cm

Breeding Visitor
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 4-5 (occasionally 3-7)
Egg colour: Slightly glossy white
Brood:  1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern

Food: Insects (Mosquitoes, flies) in open areas near river banks and lakes

Habitat: Nests in burrows in vertical banks, natural quarry or cliffs, in holes of rivers. It is a colonial nester. Nest is placed in tunnel bored by both adults. The terminal chamber is lined with plant stems feathers and similar material.