Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
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The isabelline wheatear is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It is a migratory insectivorous bird. Its habitat is steppe and open countryside and it breeds in southern Russia and Central Asia to northern Pakistan, wintering in Africa and northwestern India. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. Source

Where is the Isabelline Wheatear now?

In the last 8 weeks it was recorded 689 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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When does the Isabelline Wheatear arrive?

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe28 September 20265 October 20265 October 20262

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Arriving at the same time in Europe

Every arrival in Europe, month by month

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