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Saxicola rubetra
A summer cousin of the stonechat, with a pale eye-stripe and a peachy chest. Flies all the way from Africa to nest in Irish bogs!
Size
Small · 13 cm
Latin name
Saxicola rubetra
Status
Native to Ireland
Where to spot
- Bogs and rough grassland (summer)
- Uplands
- Coastal heath