Redstart
Redstarts are mainly found in the north & west of the UK, with the highest numbers found in Wales. Can be seen between April & September. They are a widespread summer visitor.
Identification
- Juvenile
- Similar to the female but speckled.
- Male
- In the summer the male has a dove grey crown and back and wings of brown. A black face and white eyebrows. Its underparts are orange - red as is it tail
- Female
- The female also has an orange - red tail but is buffy brown on its back, darker brown wings and a buffy under belly.
- Size
- 13.5 - 14.5 cms
- Bill
- Black, medium in length, short & pointed
- Legs
- Black, medium in length
- Habitat
- Woods, heaths, parks, streams, coastal scrub. Spends a lot of its time at ground level.
- Behaviour
- Flits, perches openly, hops, takes off & lands from vegetation or the ground.
- Flocking
- Solitary
- Flight
- Direct, flittering
- Voice
- Hooeet, brief warble.
Breeding & Feeding
- Nest
- Banks, tree roots or tree holes.
- Eggs
- 6 - 7 pale blue
- Incubation Period
- 11 - 14 days
- Broods
- 2; May - June
- Food
- Mainly insects but also spiders, worms & berries
- UK Breeding Pairs
- 90,000 - 330,000
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