This behaviour sounds more consistent with a redstart than a Familiar Chat,
however I am not familiar (sic) with Familiar Chat but descriptions in the
literature suggest it behaves more like a wheatear than a redstart. In early
October it would probably have only fairly recently arrived in Egypt from its
breeding grounds - possibly that is consistent with it being in a park by the
sea??
Regards
Frank
-----Original message-----
From: "Lindsay Hansch"
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:03:03 +1100
To: "COG-L"
Subject: Bird ID
> Thank you to everyone who replied/commented. The photo was taken in early
> October 2007 in a park in Alexandria, Egypt, right beside the sea on the
> north coast. The bird was feeding on insects in low bushes, flying out and
> taking them from the air and from the ground. It allowed us to get fairly
> close and was not spooked by our presence. It acted like a flycatcher but I
> cannot remember whether or not it flicked its tail. I agree that it looks
> similar to the Familiar Chat being about the same size and similar colour.
> Consensus so far seems to favour Common Redstart but I am happy to keep the
> discussion going.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Lindsay
>
>
>
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