11 August β 10 October
the coastal calendar, shifted 10 days later for this region
Cliff faces, quarries and old fortress walls; sings from the highest available point.
One of the few coastal songbirds that holds territory all winter, so the male you hear in March is the one that was there in December. Two broods in a good year, the second often in the same wall crevice.
photos, sightings and recordings, off this site
where this species is on the list
| Phase | When | Length | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| courting | 11 March β 3 April | 24 days | Song, display, fighting, scent-marking β pairs forming or reaffirming. |
| building | 4 April β 24 April | 21 days | Nest, burrow or den under construction, or being lined out. |
| on eggs | 25 April β 14 May | 20 days | Clutch laid and being incubated, or buried and left to the sun. |
| raising young | 15 May β 10 June | 27 days | Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed. |
| young have left | 11 June β 10 August | 61 days | Young out of the nest or den, but still fed and followed by the adults. |
| moulting | 11 August β 10 October | 61 days | Feathers or coat replaced. Many birds go quiet and hide while it happens. |
| going about the year | 11 October β 10 March | 151 days | Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out. |