Alpine Accentor
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mountains (very rare).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Streaked flanks.
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
- Siberian Accentor · Outer-isle scrub (very rare)
- Black-throated Accentor · Scrub (extreme vagrant)
- DunnockCommon · Hedges
- Rock Thrush · Mountains (very rare)
- Rock Partridge · Mountains (very rare vagrant)
- Asian Brown Flycatcher · Coastal scrub (very rare)
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