Black Wheatear
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rocky areas (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Glossy black.
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
- Cyprus Pied Wheatear · Stony ground (extreme vagrant)
- Desert Wheatear · Coastal turf (vagrant)
- Isabelline Wheatear · Coastal turf (very rare)
- Pied Wheatear · Coastal turf (very rare)
- Black-eared WheatearEpic · Stony Med hillsides
- Northern WheatearUncommon · Open uplands
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