Scarlet Tanager
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Woodland (very rare vagrant).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Brilliant red male; black wings.
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
- Summer Tanager · Trees (extreme vagrant)
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- Cream-coloured Courser · Coastal dunes (very rare vagrant)
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail · Marshes (very rare vagrant)
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