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whinchat

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whin·chat  (hwncht, wn-)
n.
A small brownish Old World songbird (Saxicola rubetra) often found in open country.
whinchat [ˈwɪnˌtʃæt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, having a mottled brown-and-white plumage with pale cream underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
[from whin1 + chat1]
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Noun1.whinchat - brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadowswhinchat - brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
Saxicola rubetra
Old World chat, chat - songbirds having a chattering call
Translations
whinchat [ˈwɪnˌtʃæt] n (Zool) → staccino
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Experts will be on hand to explain more about the bird, while keeping watch for other wildlife, such as peregrine falcon, whinchat, buzzard, kestrel and raven.
Environment: Tours to see the breeding hen harriers by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
n Kay McCaig, 10 Whinchat Drive, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 6PB.
Flashback: Old Pals by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
RSPB Conwy's run of smart birds included garganey, little ringed plover and whinchat.
bird notes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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