Black Redstart at Falmer

The first of two posts tonight. This, strictly speaking, is yesterday’s but I didn’t get time to post it. The bird is a black redstart, a relatively uncommon species. There ae less than 100 breeding pairs in the UK, and fewer than 1000 wintering in this country. I saw it at Falmer, in the local churchyard, perching prettily on the gravestones.

Black redstart
Black redstart on gravestone in St Laurence Churchyard,

Black redstart

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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  1. Darko

    15 Oct 2014

    Not too many of them, it seems. Is it protected?

    1. Words

      16 Oct 2014

      Darko, it’s ‘amber listed’ which means it is at risk. And – I just checked – it’s on ‘Schedule 1‘ which means it has additional protection at all times.

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