Redstart
Redstarts are immediately identifiable by their bright orange-red tails, which they often quiver. Breeding males look smart, with slate grey upper parts, black faces and wings, and an orange rump and chest. Females and young are duller. Not to be confused with the Black redstart
Family
Latin Name
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Further reading
Photos
When the bird was spotted
Date | Location | Title | Seen by | Interestingness |
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UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | snilesworth | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Snilesworth | b.m.stokesley | **** | |
Romania, Margau | Margau | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
Germany, Marktrodach | on a meadow | Hühnerhabicht | * | |
Germany, Kandern | in a tree near Kander | Hühnerhabicht | *** | |
Germany, Wissen | In the garden | Hühnerhabicht | *** | |
France, Leymen | In the garden | mike421 | **** | |
France, Leymen | Flew into the house window and stunned itself | mike421 | *** | |
France, Leymen | On the lawn | mike421 | *** | |
France, Leymen | Redstart in the garden | mike421 | *** |