Sunday 27 April 2014

Male Common Redstart.

During a recent visit to Thursley Common I spent some time in a small area of deciduous woodland listening to the soft but melancholy, high pitched song of the [Common] Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) high in the overhead canopy. One of the more colourful visitors during April to September that migrates to the UK from Africa to breed.

After a while one male decided to descend nearly to my level and briefly perched before disappearing behind a nearby tree trunk only to reappear a few minutes later and burst into song.

Not the sharpest of images but they will do for now.   FAB.

5 comments:

  1. Lovely birds to see Frank.
    I'm looking forward to my visit soon to Wales, and see some.

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  2. That's a cracking bird Frank, well spotted...[;o)

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  3. oh hello! cute bird)) I ♥ it, Frank!

    xoxo, Juliana | PJ’ Happies :) | PJ’ Ecoproject

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