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 Common Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus


 

Sonogram of Redstart song

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 16.65" N  03° 35' 18.24" W  8 June 2016

Song from open birch woodland.

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Sonogram of Redstart song

Wescoe-Blease Road, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 00" N  03° 04' 18" W  11 June 2026

Song recorded at 04:07 with a passive acoustic monitor (AudioMoth) in oak pasture, singing at a rate of 8-9 strophes/min. This unpaired male sung 1501 times between 03:33 and 07:32 (before heavy rain started). This bird was the fourth species heard singing in the dawn chorus, begining four minutes after European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) and 13 minute before Common Blackbird (Turdus merula).

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 Redstart song rate per minute - Wescoe, Cumbria, England, 11 June 2026

 Redstart singing 8 to 9 strophes/min, Wescoe, Cumbria, England, 11 June 2026. 04:07-04:13.

 

 

Dawn singing pattern of Common Redstart © Fraser Simpson

Common Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Wescoe-Blease Road, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 00" N  03° 04' 18" W  11 June 2026

Dawn singing pattern of an unpaired male Common Redstart in mature oak pasture. Sung 1501 stropes between 03:33 and 07:32 before heavy, continuous rain started. Following sustained singing for 90 mins, peaking at nine strophes per minute, there was a gradual decline in output after 05:00, with occasional peaks until 06:35. Recorded with a passive acoustic monitor (AudioMoth) from 00:00 to 09:00.

 

 

 

Sonogram of Redstart alarm calls

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 08" N  003° 05' 10" W   11 June 2019

Alarm calls from a female Common Redstart with food for nestlings or fledglings in sheep pasture with small oak copses. Two call types: an upslurred Chiffchaff-like hueet (2.9-4.5 kHz) and a sharp Robin-like teak (3.4-7.0 kHz).

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Sonogram of Redstart song

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 16.65" N  03° 35' 18.24" W  4 June 2013

Song from open birch woodland.

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     Sonogram of Redstart calls

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 16.65" N  03° 35' 18.24" W  4 June 2013

Calls from a female: soft, but loud "hweed" notes, and harder "tick" notes.

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Sonogram of Redstart song

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 18.9'' N  03° 35' 20.9'' W  17 June 2009, 0615h

Single verse of territorial song (4 verses/min) from open birch hillside; regularly shifting song-post.

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 Sonogram of Redstart song

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 16.65" N  03° 35' 18.24" W  4 June 2013

Single verse of territorial song (4 verses/min) from open birch hillside; regularly shifting song-post.

[File name: redstart170609kfc] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

Sonogram of Redstart song

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 18.9'' N  03° 35' 20.9'' W  17 June 2009, 0615h

Single verse of territorial song (4 verses/min) from open birch hillside; regularly shifting song-post.

[File name: redstart170609kfc02] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     

Sonogram of Redstart song

Glen Brerachan, Perthshire, Scotland  56° 45' 18.9'' N  03° 35' 20.9'' W  17 June 2009, 0615h

Single verse of territorial song (4 verses/min) from open birch hillside; regularly shifting song-post.

[File name: redstart170609kfc04] Click here for the MP3 file


     

     


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