Redstart female bird, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, grey brown upperparts orange wash to pale underparts striking rusty red tail and rump. Summer migrant

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My first redstart sighting and photograph, this female is not as boldly marked as the male but still has a flash of red when flying from tree to tree as the rusty red rump and tail become more evident when in flight.

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Location: Seaford head nature reserve UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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