Male redstart displaying his tail feathers In shimmer and display, the male redstart fans out his flame-coloured tail feathers to impress a female. On spring migration, redstart always arrive here late April and often display from whitebeam, still in bud and rising above the escarpment cliff. He wants to be seen. And heard. The energy he puts into his song shows in his stance, his wide gape. He turns his head to broadcast his song. He flits from his display perch, tries another in the territory he hopes to secure, and back again.
Once I've found a redstart I stay some time, looking and listening. It's an immersive experience, redstart song and lambs bleating.
Once I've found a redstart I stay some time, looking and listening. It's an immersive experience, redstart song and lambs bleating.
Redstart overwinter in the West African Sahel. Red start means red tail, tail of flame from Anglo-Saxon steart meaning tail.
I make several short videos of the redstart as he sings, seeing him shift his stance to appeal to any female in range. I'm up on the escarpment edge above the bird, looking down into his throat to see pale flesh in contrast to the black plumage of his face. A breeze ruffles the pale feathers below his belly.
Redpoll are audible all across Scout Scar this April morning. There's is a more local migration. Redpoll signifies the red on the head. They are restless birds, often heard overhead in flight. And they are difficult to see. The easiest place I've found to see redpoll is on the bird feeders put out by Cumbria Wildlife Trust at Foulshaw Moss.
I make several short videos of the redstart as he sings, seeing him shift his stance to appeal to any female in range. I'm up on the escarpment edge above the bird, looking down into his throat to see pale flesh in contrast to the black plumage of his face. A breeze ruffles the pale feathers below his belly.
Redpoll are audible all across Scout Scar this April morning. There's is a more local migration. Redpoll signifies the red on the head. They are restless birds, often heard overhead in flight. And they are difficult to see. The easiest place I've found to see redpoll is on the bird feeders put out by Cumbria Wildlife Trust at Foulshaw Moss.
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