Northern Wheatear or Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe, male in early summer plumage, Greenland race Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa, early migrant in UK

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Northern Wheatear or Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe, male in early summer plumage. Male Wheatears, particularly of the Greenland race are generally one of the earliest arriving migrant birds each year

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Size: 4992px × 3328px
Location: Ashwell Hertfordshire UK
Photo credit: © Nigel Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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