Grey Catbird
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Dense scrub (very rare vagrant).
Diet: Berries, insects.
Best time to spot: Cat-like mewing call.
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
- Black-faced Bunting · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
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- Siberian Rubythroat · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
- American Coot · Lakes (very rare vagrant)
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