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Cyprus Pied Wheatear
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Stony ground (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Cyprus endemic.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Cyprus Pied Wheatear sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Black WheatearLegendary · Rocky areas (extreme vagrant)
- White-crowned WheatearLegendary · Coast (extreme vagrant)
- Black-eared WheatearEpic · Stony Med hillsides
- Desert WheatearRare · Coastal turf (vagrant)
- Western Black-eared WheatearLegendary · Coast (very rare)
- Isabelline WheatearEpic · Coastal turf (very rare)
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