Black Redstart
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Industrial sites, coast.
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Sooty male; sings from chimneys.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Common RedstartUncommon · Western oakwoods (summer)
- Eastern Black Redstart · Coastal cliffs (very rare race)
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
- European SerinRare · South coast scrub
- Little GullRare · Coast
- TwiteRare · Uplands (summer); coast (winter)
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