Stonechat 39b

Stonechat 47

Stonechat 39

Stonechat  Saxicola torquata

One of the best places to photograph these upland birds is along moorland roads with roadside fences. Beanbag on the car window with a close eye on the traffic, a slow roll up to them is often the trick.   This family also includes the Redstarts.

  Whinchat 05 crop

Whinchat  Saxicola rubetra

Wheatear 09

Male in winter plumage.  Gloucestershire.

Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

Wheatear 1 (S)

Male in summer plumage.  Devon.

Wheatear 05

Female in winter plumage. Douglas, Isle of Man.

Wheatear 5 (S) juvenile

Juvenile scouring beach debris in Oban, Scotland.

Wheatear 13 Greenland

The peach-coloured Greenland Wheatear (female).  A regular visitor to the UK.

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