European pied flycatcherTrauerschnäpper Ficedula hypoleuca
Family: Chats and Old World flycatchers
A small, compact flycatcher; the breeding male is black above and white below with a white forehead spot and wing patches, females and autumn birds are brown and white. Pied flycatchers dart from a perch to snatch insects in flight and nest in tree holes and boxes in mature deciduous woodland. A summer visitor to Germany from April to September, wintering in West Africa.