Spotted Flycatcher

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Mature gardens, woodland (summer).
Diet: Flying insects.
Best time to spot: Sallies from perch; declining.

When to look

A summer visitor, typically in the UK from May to September. Numbers peak in June. See the June birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in UK garden birds.

Taller bars mean more birds about. Grey means it is usually absent.

How rare is it?

The Spotted Flycatcher sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is Red-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the highest level of concern in the UK.

Recent UK sightings

Similar birds

• Asian Brown FlycatcherLegendary · Coastal scrub (very rare)
• Brown FlycatcherLegendary · Coastal scrub (very rare vagrant)
• Wood WarblerUncommon · Mature oak/beech woodland (summer)
• European Honey BuzzardRare · Mature woodland (summer)
• Garden WarblerUncommon · Scrub
• HawfinchUncommon · Mature woodland (rare)

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