Back on the Patch

Common Redstart, nr Caldecote, North Warks. Had this recently fledged bird been bred locally?

Monday 6th August 2012
Theres nothing particularly unusual or paticularly interesting about 'the patch', just a few hawthorn bushes in a cow field with a canal not far away but every year it attracts a few migrants in spring and autumn. Nothing particularly amazing, YET, but enough to keep on the lookout on a fairly regular basis. Today I had 2 Common Redstarts; a female/juv. and a recently fledged juvenile.There was also a handful of Willow warblers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, Reed Buntings and a family of Robins in the bushes.

Common Redstart, juv

Common Redstart

Moving on to the Tame valley there were a few waders about. A total of 5 Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, and an adult Dunlin.