Western Isles Birds - Wheatear - Hebridean Birds - Birdlife and Bird Sightings in the Hebrides

Wheatears - Western Isles Bird Sightings - Bird Photos
Wheaters hop or run on the ground These delightful birds can be seen all over The Western Isles. Wheaters are often only passing through with there being only one species that breeds in Britain & Northern Ireland

A juvenile wheatear - Isle of Harris - The juvenile wheatears look so different from the adult birds.

Wheatear - Isle of Lewis - Hebrides Bird Sightings

A Wheatear at Garry - Isle of Lewis. Wheatear is a corruption of the words 'white' and 'rear'

Bird Sightings - Hebrides - Ringed Plover

Wheatears can occur on passage almost anywhere but breeding occurs largely in the north and wests

Western Isles Photos - Wheatear - Isle of Harris

The wheatears song is an almost lark like warble but much shorter and can be a little creaky and wheezy. This little bird occurs on all islands as well as some of the mainland.

Western Isles Photos - Wheatear - Isle of Lewis

The wheatear belongs to the chats and thrushes family. They can be seen in Britain from March to October. Wheatears are a bit bigger than a robin and really dainty looking.

There is only one species of wheatear that breeds in Britain and Ireland. When the wheatear flies you will see that it has a white rump which gives this bird its name.

Bird Sightings Western Isles - Wheatear at Bernera - Lewis

Northern Wheatears spend the winter in Africa south of the Sahara in dry, open grassy places, and when they return to the British Isles, they prefer to breed in open areas with very sparse vegetation, such as moorland, downland and mountainsides.

A Wheatear is a small mainly ground-dwelling bird. It hops or runs on the ground. It is blue-grey above with black wings and white below with an orange flush to the breast and has a black cheek

Western Isles Bird Photos - Wheatear- Isle of Lewis

Wheatears can occur on passage almost anywhere but breeding occurs largely in the north and west. Wheatears eat Insects - Spiders - Worms and Berries and Seeds

Isle of Lewis Photographs - Wheataer - Western Isles

Wheatear at Tolsta
Isle of Lewis Bird Sightings

Isle of Lewis - Hebrides Photos - Wheatear - Western Isles

Wheatear
Tolsta - Isle of Lewis

Wheatear at bernera - Isle of Lewis
Hebrides Bird Photos

Isle of Lewis Photographs - Wheatear - Western Isles

Wheatear at Balallan
Isle of Lewis Bird Sightings

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Wheatear - Photographs - Isle of Lewis and Harris Bird Sightings
Unmistakable, the wheatear can be distinguished by its characteristic tail pattern: a black 'T' on a white rump, seen when in flight. The male wheatear is a smart bird with a blue-grey back and head, black wings, a white eye stripe and a pale orange chest. Females are browner and juveniles speckled.

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