10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEATEAR»
Discover the use of
wheatear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wheatear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Somali. Wheatear. Oenanthe phillipsi 14cm, 5.5" Adult male easily told from other
wheatears by grey crown and back and black throat and breast. Remiges mainly
black with white wing-coverts. Female similar to male but black offace and ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
2
Birds of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia
ID Large, upright, sandy, grey-brown or sandy-brown and buff wheatear lacking
contrast between head, mantle and wings; head and bill rather large, tail rather
short. Face plain, relieved by buff supercilia. Black lores and alula diagnostic, ...
3
A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Cossypha anomala Olive-flanked Robin-Chat Oenanthe alboniger Hume's
Wheatear Cossypha archeri Archer's Robin-Chat Oenanthe bifasciata Buff-
streaked Bushchat Cossypha caffra Cape Robin-Chat Oenanthe bottae Botta's
Wheatear ...
4
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian ...
... Grey Bushchat Hooded Wheatear Hume's Wheatear Northem Wheatear
Finsch's Wheatear Variable Wheatear Pied Wheatear Rufous-tailed Wheatear
Desert Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear Brown Rock-chat Family: Stumidae Asian
Glossy ...
5
The Complete Fauna of Iran
ack-eared wheatear (Oennnihe hifpuniai 369 Hume's wheatear * (Chakchak-e
sarsiah) Oenanthe alboniger R 17cm (6V4in) 370 Northern wheatear (Chakchak-
e kuhi) Oenanthe oenanthe SP 1 4.5- 1 5.5cm (5V4 -6in) 371 Mourning wheatear
...
6
Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea: An Atlas of Distribution
697. Red-breasted. Wheatear. Oenanthe. bottae. ET/ER. O.b.frenata (ET, ER). A
common breeding Afrotropical resident in Ethiopia, but rare in Eritrea, where
three recorded, but only one with details: 3Jun 1953 1 Asmara 11d (Smith 1955a)
In ...
John Ash, John Atkins, John D. Atkins, 2009
7
The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
PIED WHEATEAR Oenanthe pleschanka (907) 14-15 cm Male superficially
resembles Mountain Wheatear (p. 318) but is smaller, has a black face and throat
and clear white underparts; lacks white shoulder patches. In transitional plumage
...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
8
The Birds of Britain: Their Distribution and Habits
... yellow-browed, 257 Watching Birds, 9 Waterhen, 179, 182 Waxwing, 63, 64
Whaup, 216 Wheatear, 22, 28 Wheatear, Black, 257 Wheatear, Eastern Black-
eared, 257 Wheatear, Eastern Desert-, 257 Wheatear, Greenland, 257 Wheatear,
...
Arthur Humble Evans, 2012
9
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Motacilla pileata, the hooded wheatear: length six inches: bill black; head black,
uniting on each side the neck with a deep crescent of the same; over the eye a
white streak ; forehead and chin white, back and wings russet brown; rump and ...
639 NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe B777 / MPG854 / D2C2
Afrotropical: a Palearctic species which winters S to approximately 8°N in the W
whereas, to the E of the Congo basin, it penetrates S to N Zambia. Migrants from
the W ...
Adrian Lewis, Derek Pomeroy, 1989
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEATEAR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wheatear is used in the context of the following news items.
Rare bird alert: Globe-trotting bird drops in on Sutton
A female northern wheatear was seen and photographed there and leads to Rare Bird Alert for New Hampshire for this week. These are marathon migrators ... «WMUR Manchester, May 15»
DAVID ARNOLD - When Wheatears were a gourmet's delight
Shepherds on the South Downs used to catch Wheatears like this by the thousand. They were considered a delicacy in years long gone by. Photo: Steve Round. «Sussex Express, Apr 15»
The Little Bird that Could
It's even half the size of the northern wheatear, the previous record holder for lightweight distance migration. Consequently, a smaller geolocator was needed. «Discovery Institute, Apr 15»
Bird Notes: Will the green-winged teal stay or will it go?
The first Wheatear of the year was seen in Dorset on Sunday, and with warmer conditions this weekend, perhaps the first for North Wales will be close behind. «Daily Post North Wales, Mar 15»
10 amazing facts you didn't know about Irish birds
The wheatear is about the size of a robin. It flies across the Atlantic Ocean, from Eastern Canada to Ireland, without stopping, day and night. Its journey usually ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 15»
Birdwatcher's Diary No.71
Arriving at the location we were soon able to pick it out along with a Dartford warbler and a few wheatears feeding in a sandy gorse area close to the shoreline. «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Oct 14»
Feathered celebrity spends a week at Headlands Dunes, to the joy …
jtalkwheatear.JPG View full sizeThis buffy beauty -- an Arctic thrush called a Northern wheatear -- was on a journey to Africa when it took a detour to Headlands ... «The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, Sep 14»
Gloom on the horizon looms for many of our favorite birds, per …
For the past two days, a Northern wheatear – an Arctic thrush – has been visiting the beach near the lighthouse jetty at Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve ... «The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, Sep 14»
Fledgling Mistle Thrush, Greenwich Park, May 2014
The Wheatear - this one a fine male (1st-summer by the looks of it) - was seen back in mid April when a small number passed through on their way north. «Crosswhatfields?, May 14»
Summer visitors are on their way
But you try telling that to a bird the size of a robin shivering on a hill in the Peak District. A few days ago this wheatear won the 2014 early bird of the year award ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 14»
