Hume's wheatear, Long-billed pipit, Crested bunting, Desert lark, Hoopoe and Grey-backed shrike. Moorland birds include peregrine falcon, merlin, dunlin, wheatear, short-eared owl and golden plover. Red grouse, ring ouzel, wheatear and golden plover may be seen. The island is a breeding site for oystercatchers, chough, skylark and wheatear. The pied wheatear is native to Southeast Europe and Western Asia. Only two songbirds migrate to Svalbard to breed&colon; the snow bunting and the wheatear. The isabelline wheatear is a migratory species with an eastern palearctic breeding range. The pied wheatear is rather shy but is conspicuous when spotted. The pied wheatear primarily eats insects but will also take seeds. Other birds seen frequently include the raven, merlin, wheatear, and snow bunting. Only two songbirds migrate to Spitsbergen to breed&colon; the snow bunting and the wheatear. Both western and eastern forms of the desert wheatear are rare vagrants to western Europe. The northern wheatear is larger than the European robin at in length. The food of this wheatear is mainly insects.