Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

The common redstart, or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 68,599 times across 54 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 14°C (typically 9 to 19°C, from 39 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 43°N in March to 59°N in July, about 1,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

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.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.