Psilos
Bird Photography |
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
A common summer visitor found on upland
pastures and moorland. Also on lowland grassland. Found mostly in northern
and western britian though there are small breeding populations in southern
and eastern england too. Can be seen in large numbers on the coast during
autumn migration. The males are more striking, in grey, with both sexes
displaying a vivid white rump as they fly. It winters in central Africa.
It feeds on a diet of insects and larvae. The bird in the photo below
was a lone juvenile that I found on moorland in mid September 05. |
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