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Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe · Muscicapidae (Chats and Old World Flycatchers)

16/03/2023 · Maw Green Tip, South area

Date
16/03/2023
Location
Maw Green Tip
Recording area
South area
Grid reference
SJ 7175 5764
Observer
admin

Grid reference: SJ 7175 5764 53.11523, -2.42344 Open in OpenStreetMap

Wheatear in our records

Records
6
First recorded
10/04/2021
Last recorded
13/04/2026
Places
Maw Green Tip, Hancock's Flood, Pump House Flash

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About the Wheatear

The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and North and Central Asia. The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds spend most of their winter in Africa.

Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
Wingspan
28.0 cm

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