The local male Stonechats, including this one below, did not appear to be overly concerned about the visitor on their patch.
Monday, 17 October 2016
Eastern Stonechat
This first winter male Eastern Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus maurus or stejnegeri) was found at Barry's Head, Nohoval, Co. Cork last Tuesday (11/9/2016), one of several eastern migrants to make it to Ireland this month. It stuck around all week so I go a chance to catch up with it on Sunday. It is quite spectacular bird in the field and stands out very well from the local Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola), with which it was loosely associating. It was somewhat reminiscent of Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) in certain views, expecially when the pale supercillium was evident.
The local male Stonechats, including this one below, did not appear to be overly concerned about the visitor on their patch.
The local male Stonechats, including this one below, did not appear to be overly concerned about the visitor on their patch.
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