Indeed I wasI hope you were duly thrilled!
bristolbirder said:I stayed in an Austrian village one time and Black Redstarts seemed to be everywhere. They seemed very tame, a bit like our House Sparrows in the UK.
Ruby said:That's interesting Bristolbirder....
Are they resident in Austria year-round or just Summer visitors?? I tend to go to Austria most winters but have never seen one.... I'll keep a more careful eye out of they are there at Xmastime...
bristolbirder said:Summer visitor only Ruby!
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Ruby said:Guessed as much. Even I couldn't be that blind not to have seen one if they were there in Winter
Oh yes....I found that out!they have a habit of flitting away at the last second!
When I was in the Cévennes last summer they seemed to be the common garden bird, occupying the niche our Robin does here.M Cowming said:I come from Ireland but have been in Germany for the past two months. At home, I see Black Redstarts every year on migration but always along the coast, beaches, harbours etc. Here, they are everywhere!