Pied Flycatcher

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Pied Flycatcher

So nice to be able to sit in the garden and see stuff that would be quite a big tick in the UK…. Like this young/female Pied Flycatcher.  Also seen Firecrest  and Black Redstarts,

Mostly it sits on the electricity cables and that does not make for such a good photo, here it is in a Fig tree.

Little Brown Jobs

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Birds in France, Birds in Poitou-Charentes, Chiffchaff, Little brown jobs, Long-tailed Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler

The title could be misinterpreted, but it is a birding term normally shortened to LBJ’s ( nothing to do with the American president).  Lots of birds are small and predominantly brown, and consequently difficult to identify and thus they are sometimes dismissed as just another little brown job. Now I am not one to judge someone by the colour of their skin and I think that that should be extended to the avian community.

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