Bird Sighting

Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola · Muscicapidae (Chats and Old World Flycatchers)

04/01/2026 · Maw Green Tip, South area

Stonechat
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Date
04/01/2026
Location
Maw Green Tip
Recording area
South area
Grid reference
SJ 7175 5764
Observer
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Records
6
First recorded
02/01/2021
Last recorded
04/01/2026
Places
Maw Green Tip, Elton Hall Flash, Rosemary's Flood

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About the Stonechat

The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It is found across Europe, as far east as Ukraine and the South Caucasus, and in parts of North Africa.

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