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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Red-breasted Flycatcher

 

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Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

 

• Red-breasted Flycatcher
• Ficedula parva
• UK: Passage visitor
• UK: 86 annual records BTO
• WI: Rare passage visitor (less than 30 records)
• Breeds: Eastern Europe, Central Asia,
• Winters: South Asia
• Habitat: deciduous woodland, open forest! mostly near water
• Diet: Mostly berries, insects in flight

 

Red-breasted Flycatcher records in the Western Isles

Rare passage visitor (less than 30 records)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

 

The chart below shows how abundant the Red-breasted 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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