Spotted Flycatcher

A widespread summer visitor from May to September to Ireland but winter in southern Africa.

Insects caught in flight. Usually perches on an exposed branch in a woodland clearing, flying out to catch any passing insects.

The spotted flycatcher is a medium-sized songbird of open woodland, parks and gardens. It has a relatively long tail, which it flicks while it sits patiently on a perch waiting for a chance to fly out and catch its insect-prey mid-air.

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