Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). Male. Taken at Cnwch Wood, Powys, on May 2nd 2023.
Male. Taken at Cnwch Wood, Powys, on May 2nd 2023.
(1/1000th sec at f8. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings) 
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). Female. Taken at Gilfach, Powys, on May 3rd 2023.
Female. Taken at Gilfach, Powys, on May 3rd 2023.
(1/1000th sec at f8. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings) Description
L: 12 - 13.5 cm
The male Pied Flycatcher is mostly black on the upperparts and white underneath, with a bold white patch on the folded wing. Females are brown.
It is a summer visitor to Britain and Ireland. Birds spend the winter in west Africa.
Pied Flycatchers breed in gardens, parks, and mixed and deciduous open forests. They are particularly attracted to mature Oak trees.
It has amber status on the British list. Between 35,000 - 40,000 pairs breed here.
Sightings
| 04-May-2023 | : | Cnwch Wood, Powys | (4) |
| 03-May-2023 | : | Gilfach, Powys | (3) |
| 02-May-2023 | : | Cnwch Wood, Powys | (3m,2f) |
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| 05-May-2022 | : | Gilfach, Powys | (2) |
| 04-May-2022 | : | Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion | (9) |
| 03-May-2022 | : | Cnwch Wood, Powys | (1) |
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| 24-May-2019 | : | Craigellachie NNR, Highland | (1m) |
| 04-May-2019 | : | Gilfach, Powys | (2) |
| 03-May-2019 | : | Cnwch Wood, Powys | (11+) |
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| 05-May-2018 | : | Gilfach, Powys | (2) |
| 04-May-2018 | : | Cnwch Wood, Powys | (4) |
| 03-May-2018 | : | Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion | (6) |
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| 09-May-2014 | : | Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion | (8) |
| 08-May-2014 | : | Newport, Pembrokeshire | (1) |
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| 19-Apr-2013 | : | Grandpont, Oxford | (1m) |
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| 14-Apr-2012 | : | Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon | (1m) |
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| 02-May-2007 | : | Cagliari, Sardinia | |
