Photos copyright: monacoeye • Nice, France • May, 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Pied Flycatcher
Latin: Ficedula hypoleuca
Other: Gobe-mouche noir • European Pied Flycatcher
Family: Muscicapidae • FlycatchersMore photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Cote d’Azur, France • Summer 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Whinchat
Latin: Saxicola rubetra
Other: Tarier des prés
Family: Muscicapidae • Chats

Whinchats and Stonechats although not that rare, are very hard to photograph, as they tend to keep their distance and are very small. Hence the poor images … The male (top) gets quite colourful in the spring. The presumed female below - is more monochrome.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Cote d’Azur, France • Summer 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Stonechat
Latin: Saxicola torquata
Other: Tarier pâtre
Family: Muscicapidae • Chats

The Chats used to be grouped with Thrushes, but now are considered Old World Flycatchers.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Spotted Flycatcher
Latin: Muscicapa striata
Other: Gobe-Mouche Gris
Family: Muscicapidae • Flycatchers

A Spotted Flycatcher. While most birds cannot distinguish between their own eggs and others, the Spotted Flycatcher can discriminate well. This suggests it was once parasitised by the Cuckoo but successfully adapted its defence though egg recognition.

I saw half a dozen Spotted Flycatchers in the Danube Delta region, particularly near the coastal area - numbers have reportedly fallen off in the UK.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Common Redstart
Latin: Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Other: Redstart • Rouge-queue à front blanc
Family: Muscicapidae • Flycatchers (or Turdidae - thrushes)

Lovely bright colours of the male Common Redstart above.More photos...

Bird name: European Robin
Latin: Erithacus rubecula
Other: Rouge Gorge Familier
Family: Muscicapidae or Turdidae
Tag: Flycatchers or Thrushes

Photo: monacoeye • nr Monaco • February 2009

A common winter resident. Not sure about the taxonomy.More photos...

Bird name: Black Redstart
Latin: Phoenicurus ochruros
Other: Rouge Queue Noir • Rossignol des Murailles
Family: Muscicapidae • Flycatchers (or Turdidae - thrushes)

Photo: monacoeye • Cote d’Azur • Jan - Mar 2009

Male top and female below. The Black Redstart is one of the more visible birds along the coast, even in winter.More photos...

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Cote d’Azur 2009

Bird name: Blue Rock Thrush
Latin: Monticola solitarius
Other: Monticole bleu (Fr)
Family: Muscicapidae • Flycatchers

Has to be a Blue Rock-thrush really, although not much to go on in the photo. Not a Thrush but a Flycatcher.More photos...