#whinchat

[longingforrotkehlchen]

The light was shit that day, my friends.

Braunkehlchen ♂️ (whinchat) im Büsnauer Wiesental, Vaihingen.

[michaelnordeman]

Whinchat/buskskvätta. Värmland, Sweden (23 June 2024).

[abyssalco]

recent studies! all reference photos taken by @longingforrotkehlchen

[maureen2musings]

Fields of gold

pataluth

[blogbirdfeather]

Whinchat - Cartaxo-nortenho (Saxicola rubetra)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (22/04/2026)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 600mm F/4E FL ED VR with Nikon AF-S TC-17E II]

[dansnaturepictures]

19/08/2023-Hook-with-Warsash

Pictures taken here in this set: 1. A record shot of my first Whinchats of the year, I am thrilled to see these striking and sweet looking birds. It's a species I've loved seeing a lot over the years especially recent years and I was hoping to see one this year soon. It felt nice to at this good spot for them in the fields at Workman's Lane. 2. Teasel seed head. 3. A dashing Red Admiral that I got excellent views of, I am cherishing seeing these so often this summer. 4, 5, 9 and 10. Views on a beautiful walk at this lovely place where we've come a fair bit of late. 6. Linnets, like the last time here a charming bird to get great views of. 7. Berries. 8. Sea water coming in over a rock, I loved being beside the sea taking in the sight, sound and smell of the seaside especially feeling great when the sun shone as it did a lot today.

Birds I often associate with Whinchats also coming through just now Wheatear, a Raven, splendid views of exotic looking Swallows flying over the fields including around cows, Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Lesser Black-backed Gull, two ravishing Sandwich Terns over the sea and hearing Robin were other bird highlights here with a epic view of a Buzzard in a tree on the way home. Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Meadow Brown, Small Heath and Small White were other delightful butterflies seen here with dazzling Common Darter and a hawker or two seen quickly great dragonflies seen as well. Also in the way of insects I was fascinated by a fly on a fence post and I was thrilled to find it was a robber fly something I'd heard of before. A lovely moment. Seas of chamomile again, dock, buttercup, nightshade, burdock, bindweed, white deadnettle, red deadnettle, cuckoo-pint, rose hips and bramble flower and blackberries were other key plant encounters on the walk.

[birds-and-friends]

European stonechat - Andrew Fusek Peters | Whinchat - Karen Summers | Yellowhammer - Toby Houlton | Great spotted woodpecker - John Stanton

[wildpixar]

Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra)