Stonechat

Bird’s Eye View - Stonechat, Saxicola torquata
http://www.cmp.liv.ac.uk/birdseyeview/birds.php?order=Chats,%20Thrushes
&specie=Stonechat/
Found mainly on open-heathland and moorland, the stonechat has colonized much of Europe. See two colour photographs and discover what it looks like.

British Garden Birds - Stonechat
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/stonechat.htm
Peruse description and understand the subtle differences between the stonechat and whinchat. Supplies colour photograph and sound clip of call.

British Trust for Ornithology - Stonechat, Saxicola torquata
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2001/wcrstoch.htm
Discover conservation listing and long-term trends for unusual black-headed bird. Study graphs and maps illustrating population variations.

Dylan Mackey - Stonechat
http://www.digidylan.co.uk/pics_birds/by_name.php?bird_id=42/
Attempting to identify the stonechat is made simple with series of three colour images showing male with striking features and colour graduations.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Stonechat
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/stonechat.htm
Pore over five close-up colour photographs of occasional visitor to Britain. Also supplies photographer, date sighted, and location.

Merseyside Ringing Group - Time for a Chat
http://www.davidnorman.org.uk/MRG/Time%20for%20a%20Chat.htm
Read personal observations about bird that breeds along the Cambrian coast in north England. Enjoy range of close-up images of male and female.

Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Stonechat
http://pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/stonechat.html
Analyse field study notes about the stonechat from British birding club covering 1998 - 2003. Also colour image of bird on the ground.

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery - Stonechat, Saxicola torquata
http://www2002.stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/Nof_website1/species/birds/birdsS/pages/
stonechat01.htm
Study the reasons for steady decline of the stonechat in Britain. Includes description of male and female plus colour image.

Wildlife Trusts, The - Stonechat, Saxicola torquata http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=environment:species:bird&id=541/
Scrutinise short description, natural habitat, and diet of the stonechat. Also find colour-wash drawing of group of stonechats.

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