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Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)Where and when to see it in the UK

Status not yet classified · reporting peaks May · Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · BOU category AF

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
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Peak months
Redstart: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

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Redstart has been recorded in 1,686 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (57%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in May.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
42% or more of visits
High
7% to 42%
Moderate
2% to 7%
Low
under 2%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 0%<1%Very high
February 0%<1%Very high
March 1%<1%Very high
April 75%2%Very high
May 100%3%High
June 68%2%High
July 41%1%Very high
August 75%2%Very high
September 82%2%Moderate
October 23%<1%Low
November 0%<1%Very high
December 0%<1%Very high

Squares with the highest reporting rate in May

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
NF67Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high
NF86Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high
NH34Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH59Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH93Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NN28Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NN45Perth and Kinross, Scotland100%Very high
NN65Perth and Kinross, Scotland100%Very high
NN75Perth and Kinross, Scotland100%Very high
NN78Highland, Scotland100%Very high

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