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The northern wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

The name wheatear comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “hwit-oers” which refers to the bird's white “rump”. An adult bird will weigh up to 25 grams making it a rather small bird.

Some facts

Wheatears are migratory birds, They fly south to Africa in September and October.

a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

nest cup is constructed of finer grasses, leaves, moss and lichen.

The eggs hatch after approximately 13 days. The chicks are fed by both parents and are brooded by the female for the first five or six days. They fledge after 15 days and become independent of their parents when they are between 28 and 32 days old.

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The common snipe is a migratory bird that flies to the west-south during autumn when all birds migrate as they go to hibernate near Africa, they often migrate in small groups. they need to regularly land to rest, in which they go and find food, sleep, or just relax. this group was also resting at the Lepelaarsplassen (Almere, Flevoland), while one of the common snips is foraging along the waterside, he makes his way to a few other common snips of his group, when he wants to pass he seems to be stopped by another common snipe that seems to threaten him! this was a first for me! but it's super cool to see how one common snipe keeps his leg stiff and the other persistently wants continue! (See video for full scene).