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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Pied Flycatcher

 

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Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Gaelic: Breacan glas

 

• Pied Flycatcher
• Ficedula hypoleuca
• Gaelic: Breacan glas
• UK: 32,000 pairs (Late April - September visitor) BTO
• WI: Scarce passage visitor (very small numbers each year)
• Breeds: Europe, North-West Asia
• Winters: West Africa
• Habitat: Mature woodland, open forest, (prefers oaks) town parks & gardens
• Bit smaller than House Sparrow, looks a bit like a Pied Wagtail
  Male mostly black upperparts. White below. Bold white patch on folded wing.
  Female browner
• Diet: Insects, (feeds caterpillars to nestlings), fruit & seeds late summer & on migration
• Listen to a Pied Flycatcher on RSPB site
• Similar birds: Pied Wagtail

 

Pied Flycatcher records in the Western Isles

Scarce passage visitor (very small numbers each year)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

 

The chart below shows how abundant the Pied Flycatcher is during a month or when you are more likely to see it.

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(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

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