European Pied Flycatcher
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Western oakwoods (summer).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Black-and-white male; uses nest boxes.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Collared Flycatcher · Mature trees (very rare)
- Mugimaki Flycatcher · Coastal trees (extreme vagrant)
- Red-breasted FlycatcherRare · Coastal scrub (autumn)
- Common RedstartUncommon · Western oakwoods (summer)
- Common Reed WarblerUncommon · Reedbeds (summer)
- Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
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