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Stonechat Bird-Saxicola torquata

About the same size as a Robin. Frequently sits on exposed perches. Adult male Stonechats have an all black head, with an obvious white collar on the neck. The underparts are a deep orange-brown, while the back and mantle are streaked brown and black. The rump is brown with black streaks. The tail is black. In flight, shows a small white patch at the base of the wing. Rarely, male Stonechats have a thin white supercilium, though never as extensive as on a Whinchat. Adult females are similar to male Stonechats, but have the black on the head and back replaced with dark brown. Juveniles are rather grey with with fine black streaking all over. First-winter Stonechats appear like a pale version of the adult female, the head being beige-brown.

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Uploaded on October 18, 2020
Taken on October 18, 2020