Black Redstart  Males
Taken at Doonfoot on 4th March 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Immature Females
Taken at Dunbar on 14th December 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Black Redstart.
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Local Names:

Phoenicurus ochruros.
Passeriformes.

Muscicapidae.

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Crevices or holes in buildings.
Passing insects in flight, and tiny crustaceans.
They are not closely related to the Common Redstart but can,nonetheless, produce apparently fertile and viable hybrids.
The adult male is  dark grey to black on the upperparts with a black breast; the lower rump and tail are orange-red, with the two central tail feathers dark red-brown. The belly and undertail are  blackish-grey. The wings are blackish-grey with pale fringes on the secondaries forming a whitish panel. The female is grey overall except for the orange-red lower rump and tail.
13 - 14.5 cms.
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