Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Scarce to locally common Summer visitors in the North & West of England, Wales & Scotland with 38,000 breeding pairs in from April-August.

Also breeds in mainland Europe.

Winters in tropical Africa south of the Sahara, migrating via southwestern Europe.

Beeding Males are mainly black above and white below, with a large white wing patch, white tail sides and a small forehead patch. 

Non-breeding Males, Females and Juveniles have the black replaced by a pale brown.

They have a loud rhythmic and melodious song is characteristic of oak woods in spring.

The contact and alarm call is a short whistle 'whit, whit, whit'.