Andres M. Dominguez / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain. 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 / 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 / Male Black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) standing on stone, Nortern Cyprus, April 2009

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

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

Nigel Bean / Wheatear female {Oenanthe oenanthe} Sheltand Is, Scotland, UK

Mike Wilkes / Wheatear male, Wales, UK

Brian Bevan / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) eating mealworm, Bedfordshire, UK, May.

Oscar Dewhurst / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female perched on bracken whilst on spring migration. London, England, UK, April.

Klein & Hubert / Northern wheathear (Oenanthe oenanthe libanotica) male, Mongolia.

Klein & Hubert / Desert wheathear (Oenanthe deserti) juvenile, Mongolia.

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male singing from tussock on working Grouse Moor, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched among rocks, 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 slope, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male singing froom rock, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June

Andy Sands / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male showing aggression to protect territory on working Grouse Moor, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, June

Guy Edwardes / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) in flight, Bulgaria.

Robin Chittenden / Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) perched on branch. Cyprus. April.

Robin Chittenden / Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) perched on bush. Cyprus. April.

Robin Chittenden / Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) perched on ceramic pot in wall. Cyprus. April.

Robin Chittenden / Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) Cyprus CY April 2019

David Pattyn / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) arriving in the valley with most of the grass still covered in snow, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy

Paul Hobson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), female perched on stone wall. Sheffield, England, UK. May.

Paul Hobson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), female perched on stone wall. Sheffield, England, UK. May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) fledgling chick on ground, Inner Mongolia, China

Jussi Murtosaari / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti), female, Finland, October. Vagrant bird.

Jussi Murtosaari / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti), female, Finland, October. Vagrant bird.

Werner Bollmann / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) in early morning light, Oland, Sweden, June.

Werner Bollmann / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) in early morning light, Oland, Sweden, June.

Loic Poidevin / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Vendee, France, September.

Tony Heald / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Scotland, UK, July.

Robin Chittenden / Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti), Norfolk, UK, October.

Robin Chittenden / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) on ground, Norfolk, UK, December.

Robin Chittenden / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) profile, Norfolk, England, UK. November.

Robin Chittenden / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) profile, Norfolk, UK.

Robin Chittenden / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) profile, Norfolk, UK,

Robin Chittenden / Desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) on beach, Norfolk, UK, December.

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

Andres M. Dominguez / Black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) male Spain, June.

Andres M. Dominguez / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on stone. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) male, Oman, August

Graham Eaton / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) pair standing on a rock, view towards Bryn Brith, Dolgellau, Wales UK November

Nick Upton / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) foraging for invertebrates on a grassy cliff edge, with an approaching wave in the background, Cornwall, UK, September.