![]() ![]() More cover-loving than the Common Redstart but less of an intense skulker than the genus Luscinia. (Juvenile male Siberian Blue Robin shares this feature, but tail shorter when full-grown and blue much less intense in any case latter species does not occur in juvenile plumage in our region.) Often feeds near the ground, hopping in European Robin-like fashion and flitting back into cover, or dropping on insects from perch and flying back in the manner of Common Redstart, but also forages in mid-story. The juvenile bird is heavily spotted like other small chats but has a blue tail. Orange flanks avert confusion with more skulking Siberian Blue Robin. Female and first-year males (and maybe some adult males) have grayish-olive heads and upper parts, conspicuous white throat center, distinct pale eye-ring, blue rump, upper tail coverts and tail (most noticeable in flight), and characteristic orange flanks. Often appears dark-throated unless seen from below or head-on, and in a deep shade of the forest, upper parts may appear merely dark. Adult male with its dark but bright blue upperparts and breast sides, orange flanks, and white throat center is unmistakable. ![]() It is considered one of the most old-world flycatchers. It is also known as Orange-flanked Bush Robin. The general structure recalls a small-billed redstart. After a hectic end to her Phd she decided a bit of Nature Therapy was required, Landsort was the perfect place! She leaves today and will spend the next few weeks cycling through the Scottish Isles.The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) size is about 13-14 cm in length and 10-12g in weight. After eating all our food supplies he is now on his way back home (he did leave us a supply of Whiskey and Gin though!).Īnother guest, Chloe, who we met in Madagascar in 2015, has been staying with us for the last two weeks. ![]() Talking of migrants, Steve Taggart arrived on our doorstep on Monday! A complete surprise but lovely to see a fellow Manxman. Always a pleasure to see are the Bluethroat and an Ortolan Bunting was another species we hadn't ringed before.Ī lot of Willow Warblers and Lesser Whitethroat which we ringed in previous years have returned to the site, which is always a source of amazement, but that's exactly why we do this! We have also caught a Blackbird which was ringed in Holland, a Robin ringed in Poland, a Chiffcaff from Norway and a Goldcrest from another observatory in southern Sweden. The highlight bird was the Red-flanked Bluetail, we have seen one once before here last Autumn but have never ringed one (only two others have ever been ringed here). Despite that, we have caught plenty of birds and a nice selection of species. The start of the season through April was very good with lots of birds caught and ringed but once May arrived the winds changed and the birds were obviously following a different route North. By the time we reached Landsort the snows had stopped but the lakes and coastal bays on Töro were still thick ice, with the sun shining it made a very beautiful sight. We had an interesting journey here where we encountered quite a heavy fall of snow in Denmark which followed us over 'The Bridge' to Sweden. So another Spring and Autumn monitoring the migration of the birds on Landsort. Although we made the decision last year that that would be our last season, by February this year we were already missing the place. Well, here we are back again on the beautiful island in the Baltic. ![]()
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