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Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)Where and when to see it in the UK

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

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

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
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Peak months
Pied Flycatcher: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Pied Flycatcher has been recorded in 1,061 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (36%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Wales and Scotland. Reporting peaks in September.

Conservation status: Not Evaluated (IUCN Red List, NE)
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Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
54% or more of visits
High
7% to 54%
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%Low
February 0%<1%Very high
March 0%<1%Very high
April 37%<1%Very high
May 74%2%High
June 31%<1%Very high
July 6%<1%Very high
August 70%1%Very high
September 100%2%Moderate
October 20%<1%Low
November 0%<1%Very high
December 0%<1%Very high

Squares with the highest reporting rate in September

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
HU15Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU28Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU34Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU35Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU41Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU47Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HY50Orkney Islands, Scotland100%Very high
NC46Highland, Scotland100%Very high
ND37Highland, Scotland100%Very high
ND39Orkney Islands, Scotland100%Very high

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