Old World Flycatchers in Essex
Our list for Essex has 9 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 5 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Essex in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made