Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) with ruffled plumage feeding on flies from a manure pile, backlit, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on gritstone rock amongst flowering heather (Ericaceae sp), Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? The wheatear is only in the UK during summer months - the...

Florian Möllers / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched in urban wasteland at Berlin Central Station, Germany, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Cyprus pied wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) perched on barbed wire singing, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Male Black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) standing on stone, Nortern Cyprus, April 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Isabelline wheatear {Oenanthe isabellina} panting in heat, Khatmat Milahah, Oman.

Mike Wilkes / Wheatear male, Wales, UK

David Tipling / Activist from CABS (campaign against bird slaughter) holding a Black-eared Wheatear (male) (Oenthe hispanica) in spring / clap trap, illegally trapped on island of Ponza, Italy April 2012

David Tipling / Activist from CABS (Campaign Against Bird Slaughter) holding a Black-eared Wheatear (male) (Oenthe hispanica) in spring / clap trap, illegally trapped on island of Ponza, Italy April 2012

David Tipling / Black-eared Wheatear, male (Oenanthe hispanica) in spring / clap trap illegally trapped on island of Ponza, Italy, April 2012

David Tipling / Black-eared Wheatear, male (Oenanthe hispanica) in spring / clap trap illegally trapped on island of Ponza, Italy, April 2012

David Tipling / Black-eared Wheatear, male (Oenanthe hispanica) in spring / clap trap illegally trapped on island of Ponza, Italy, April 2012

David Tipling / Activist from CABS (Campaign Against Bird Slaughter) holding a Black-eared Wheatear (male) (Oenthe hispanica) in spring / clap trap, illegally trapped on island of Ponza, Italy April 2012

Paul Hobson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on gritstone boulder, Derbyshire, UK April

Loic Poidevin / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on rock. French Pyrenees, September.

Loic Poidevin / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on rock. French Pyrenees, September.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) male perched, Oman, February

Alan Williams / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on moorland, North Wales, UK, April

Alan Williams / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on moorland North Wales, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on moorland, North Wales, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on moorland, North Wales, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on moorland, North Wales, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on moorland, North Wales, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) adult female feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Yellow wagtail in the background, Hertfordshire, UK, April

Erlend Haarberg / Male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) portrait, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) male displaying with tail in air, Morocco, February

Markus Varesvuo / Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) male on ground, Morocco, February

Markus Varesvuo / Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) female perched on rock, Morocco, February

Markus Varesvuo / Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) male displaying with tail spread, Morocco, February

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) in spring plumage feeding on flies from a manure pile, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) in spring plumage standing on a manure pile looking for food, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) in spring plumage feeding on flies from a manure pile, backlit, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Markus Varesvuo / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Helsinki Finland April

Loic Poidevin / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenantha) perched on rock. The Vendeen Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, August.

Loic Poidevin / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on rocks. Handa Island, Scotland, June.

Loic Poidevin / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on grass. Handa Island, Scotland, June.

Loic Poidevin / Wheatear / Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, September.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Mourning wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) perched on dry twig, Qatar, December

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red-tailed wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia) on rock, Qatar, December

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) perched, Oman, December

Robin Chittenden / Pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) Dobrogea Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania

Robin Chittenden / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) calling, Lesvos, Lesbos, Greece, April

Robin Chittenden / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) calling, Lesvos, Lesbos, Greece, April

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male collecting insects among moorland grasses. Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June.

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female perched on rock with food. Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June.

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched on rock with food. Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June.

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched on rock. Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June.

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched on rock with food. Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June.

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched on rock with lichen. Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June.

Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched amongst flowers. Grundafjordur, Iceland, July.

Florian Möllers / Breeding habitat of Crested lark (Galerida cristata) and Common wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on a construction site in Berlin, Germany, May 2009

Markus Varesvuo / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) flying, Porvoo, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on metal fence post, Israel, March

Markus Varesvuo / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) standing alert, Israel, March

Markus Varesvuo / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) with insect prey in beak, Israel, March

Markus Varesvuo / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Israel, March

Markus Varesvuo / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) portrait, Israel, March

Markus Varesvuo / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on mound, Norway, July

Markus Varesvuo / Female Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) flying, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Female Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on rock, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) flying, Porvoo, Finland, May

Paul Hobson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) with insect prey, perched on lichen covered rock, UK, June

Paul Hobson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male calling, perched on lichen covered rock, UK, June

Markus Varesvuo / Northern Wheater (Oenanthe oenanthe) female in flight, against blue sky, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Northern Wheater (Oenanthe oenanthe) portrait of male perched on rocks, Finland, May

Andrew Parkinson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) juvenile perched on coastal rocks. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)

Alan Williams / Female Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sitting on fence post, Denbigh Moors, North Wales, UK, April 2010

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched on fence post, Isle of Coll, Scotland, June

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female with insect prey in beak, Isle of Coll, Scotland, UK, June

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Desert wheatear {Oenanthe deserti} male perched, Oman, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Desert wheatear {Oenanthe deserti} male perched, Oman, January

Gerrit Vyn / Adult male Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)in the snow, in breeding plumage. Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA, May.

David Kjaer / Male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on post, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Female Black eared wheatear ( Oenanthe hispanica) on ground, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Alan Williams / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on breeding territory on moorland, North Wales, UK, May

Alan Williams / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on migration, Suffolk, UK, May

Jose B. Ruiz / Black eared wheatear {Oenanthe hispanica} displaying on post with prey in beak, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female perched on rock, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on rock at dawn, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on rock, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) on rock, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Hooded wheatear {Oenanthe monacha} perched on lamp, Jebel Hafeet, United Arab Emirates, UAE

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Desert wheatear {Oenanthe deserti} perched in bush, Muntasar, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Hume's Wheatear {Oenanthe alboniger} perched on rock, Musandam, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Hooded wheatear {Oenanthe monacha} with prey, Jebel Hafeet, United Arab Emirates, UAE

Andrew Parkinson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sub-adult on coastal rock, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sub-adult perched on coastal rock, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sub-adult on coastal rock, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sub-adult on coastal rock, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) sub-adult on coastal rock, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Northern wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Female Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) bringing food to fledglings at nest entrance, Bulgaria, May 2008