Whinchat
Whinchat

The whinchat is a small perching bird. It hops or runs on the ground and often perches on top of low bushes. It is a summer visitor and passage migrant. Birds breed in upland areas of northern and western Britain with a few in Ireland. It winters in central and southern Africa.

Location: Blackheath common, London

Photographer: Dave Saunders

Whinchat

The whinchat is a small perching bird. It hops or runs on the ground and often perches on top of low bushes. It is a summer visitor and passage migrant. Birds breed in upland areas of northern and western Britain with a few in Ireland. It winters in central and southern Africa.

Location: Blackheath common, London

Photographer: Dave Saunders