wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

• Easily identified as it flies away due to its
  striking white rump
   
• About 15cm long
   
• The male has black cheeks, a white eye
  stripe and a grey crown
   
• Both sexes have cream underparts
  

The male has a whistly, crackly song - click on the recording below to listen:
 

Where found

Treeless, open countryside – moors, heaths, dunes or grasslands. Nests are often built under rocks or in rabbit burrows.
 

When to look for

A summer visitor – late March onwards.