Spotted Flycatcher
The Spotted Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have dull grey-brown upperparts and off-white underparts and a streaked crown, throat and breast. The legs are short and black and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. The sexes are similar. Juveniles have ochre-buff spots above and scaly brown spots below.
The Spotted Flycatcher breeds in most of Europe and west Asia where it can be found in deciduous woodlands, parks and gardens, with a preference for open areas amongst trees. It builds an open nest in a suitable recess, often against a wall, and it will readily adapt to an open-fronted nest box. The Spotted Flycatcher is migratory and winters in Africa and south west Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.
The Spotted Flycatcher is a declining summer visitor to the UK and can be seen from late April or early May to September. It can be found throughout the UK but it is now very scarce in many areas. Recent dramatic population declines make the Spotted Flycatcher a Red List species.
The Spotted Flycatcher hunts from conspicuous perches, making sallies after passing flying insects and often returning to the same perch. The upright posture is characteristic.
Date: 1st July 2019
Location: Neiden Chapel, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
The Spotted Flycatcher breeds in most of Europe and west Asia where it can be found in deciduous woodlands, parks and gardens, with a preference for open areas amongst trees. It builds an open nest in a suitable recess, often against a wall, and it will readily adapt to an open-fronted nest box. The Spotted Flycatcher is migratory and winters in Africa and south west Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.
The Spotted Flycatcher is a declining summer visitor to the UK and can be seen from late April or early May to September. It can be found throughout the UK but it is now very scarce in many areas. Recent dramatic population declines make the Spotted Flycatcher a Red List species.
The Spotted Flycatcher hunts from conspicuous perches, making sallies after passing flying insects and often returning to the same perch. The upright posture is characteristic.
Date: 1st July 2019
Location: Neiden Chapel, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
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Also in: North Norway
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