Red-breasted Flycatcher
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal scrub (autumn).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: White tail-flashes; Robin-like male.
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
- Mugimaki Flycatcher · Coastal trees (extreme vagrant)
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- European Pied FlycatcherUncommon · Western oakwoods (summer)
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerRare · Coastal scrub (late autumn)
- Common RosefinchRare · Coastal scrub (autumn)
- Blackpoll Warbler · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
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