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Black Redstart - Svartrødstjert - Phoenicurus ochruros
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Black Redstart is a species I associate with docks and harbours - I've seen then whilst alongside in countries throughout Europe, from Denmark to Gibraltar. They are one of the first migrants to start moving in the spring and one of the last in the autumn and are always a pleasure to see.

Male Black Redstart passes dead Skylark
Male Black Redstart passes dead Skylark, Black Sea, March 2010






The following two images were taken on the back deck of a survey vessel not far from Israel in late November 2009.


Black Redstart




Black Redstart



Black Redstart
Black Redstart, Skogsøy, Øygarden, November 2010
Black Redstart are a scarce but regular migrant in Øygarden
Perhaps the best place to see this species is on the island of Hernar







Offshore Black Redstart with moth
Black Redstarts often cope better with offshore conditions than other passerines - this bird caught a number of moths whilst onboard
German Sector of the North Sea, November  2011

Male Black Redstart onboard survey vessel
Male Black Redstart, North Sea, November 2011





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