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Black-eared Wheatear
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Stony Med hillsides.
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Striking pale-and-black plumage.
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 Black-eared Wheatear sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Cyprus Pied WheatearLegendary · Stony ground (extreme vagrant)
- Isabelline WheatearEpic · Coastal turf (very rare)
- Pied WheatearEpic · Coastal turf (very rare)
- Black WheatearLegendary · Rocky areas (extreme vagrant)
- Desert WheatearRare · Coastal turf (vagrant)
- Northern WheatearUncommon · Open uplands
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