whinchat

American  

[hwin-chat, win-] / ˈʰwɪnˌtʃæt, ˈwɪn- /

noun

1. a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.

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whinchat British  

/ ˈwɪnˌtʃæt /

noun

1. an Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, having a mottled brown-and-white plumage with pale cream underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

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Etymology

Origin of whinchat

First recorded in 1670–80; whin + chat

Example Sentences

Many bird species have also been observed on the site, including the curlew, wigeon, skylark, warbler, ringed plover, and whinchat.

From The Verge • Jan. 16, 2018

Some greenfinches, a whinchat or two, almost no pipits or larks, and very few sparrows.

From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)

So I believe would the whinchat, but I have no practical knowledge of either as pets.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon

They also reminded me of certain notes, which have a human quality, in some of our songsters—the swallow, redstart, pied wagtail, whinchat, and two or three others.

From Afoot in England by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

The whinchat in the mud upon its claws, Storm driven from its course to sea, brings life Of animal and plant to virgin shores, And islands strange and new.

From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee