White-crowned Black Wheatear, Malta, Gozo 15 April 2021
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White-crowned Black Wheatear, a very rare bird in Malta, with only three records, the first of which dates back to 18 April 1872. Charles Wright identified it and published the record, stating it was a new bird for Europe. The other two published records were in April 1998, in March 2016. There is an unpublished record in April 2017. This bird is the fifth record for Malta.
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Black Wheatear, Malta, South 10.04.2020
12th record for the Maltese Islands
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Female Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Lancashire, Fluke Hall, Pilling September 2019
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynsellors/
Quite a few birders are still not 100% sure this is an Eastern Black-eared - see Killian Mullarney's thread on BirdForum & Chris Batty's comments ref. pale bases to some of its lower mantle feathers
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Lancashire, Fluke Hall, Pilling 12 September 2019
Adult female. Appeared quite warm coloured when first seen.
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Lancashire, Fluke Hall, Pilling 12 September 2019
Adult female. Took nearly four hours of searching from dawn before it appeared in front of me.
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, Lancashire, Fluke Hall, Pilling 12 September 2019
Adult female. Took nearly four hours of searching from dawn before it appeared in front of me.
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Black-eared Wheatear ( pale-throated ), Greece, Corfu September 2016
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Black-eared Wheatear, Greece, Corfu September 2016
Attractive Wheatears
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Black-eared Wheatear, Greece, Corfu September 2016
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Black-eared Wheatear, Greece, Corfu September 2016
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