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Black Wheatear
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rocky areas (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Glossy black.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Black Wheatear sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Cyprus Pied WheatearLegendary · Stony ground (extreme vagrant)
- White-crowned WheatearLegendary · Coast (extreme vagrant)
- Desert WheatearRare · Coastal turf (vagrant)
- Western Black-eared WheatearLegendary · Coast (very rare)
- Black-eared WheatearEpic · Stony Med hillsides
- Isabelline WheatearEpic · Coastal turf (very rare)
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