Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Get out into the woods this weekend - see what signs of spring you can spot!

Wheatear Eric Mahy

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
     

Where found

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

When to look for

A summer visitor – late March onwards.