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Common Redstart
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Phoenicurus phoenicurus
A handsome summer visitor with a fiery orange-red tail it shivers like a flame! Males also have a black mask and a white forehead.
Size
Small · 14 cm
Latin name
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Status
Native to Ireland
Where to spot
- Mature oak woodlands (summer)
- Mostly the west and south