Every year we get a few pair of Stonechats at the farm. The males are very handsome birds with the females being a slightly toned down version of the males.
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| male stonechat |
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| and the female |
About a week ago I was lucky enough to stumble across a Stonechats nest, they make their nests in a tussock of grass amongst dead ferns or other cover. I was slightly concerned about this nest as it was on the side of a walkers path so I hope it's successful.
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| stonechats nest |
Here's a short video of the male Stonechat staking out it's territory.
A cracking small bird of our mountain sides and as always it's great to watch this colourful chat and lets hope that the nest makes it, catch you soon.
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