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Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat

'Eastern' Stonechat, has recently (2018) been split into two species: Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus and Amur or Stejneger's Stonechat, Saxicola stejnegeri.
Identification in the field is tricky. This bird is probably a Stejnegeri. Someone obtained a faecal sample which has been sent for DNA analysis.
Update - DNA has confirmed this as Stejnegeri.
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife
Amur/Stejnegeri Stonechat, Crail, Fife