Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

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Photo by Zlatan Celebic

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a common bird from Old World flycatcher family; with grey-black streaked back, whitish to pale rose breast, and distinguished large supercilium.

Habitat:

Geneva lake valley, a recreational wooded and marshy area among agricultural fields and pastures.

Reference Links:

Whinchat - Wikipedia

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Zlatan Celebic

Correction on this spotting just included, thanks to volunteers from eBird (thanks a lot M Georges Olioso) - I at first IDed it as Spotted Flycatcher...

Tukup

Nice shot Zlatan. Did you see what he was looking at. Whatever kept him distracted long enough to get some nice pictures.