Red Backed Shrike & Wryneck

A look around Church Norton on Friday was rewarded with at last some decent views of the elusive Wryneck; rather than stay buried in the brambles it popped out for a bit of sun and a preen, very nice indeed. Also around the beach were four Common Redstarts including a nice young male, a couple of Chiffchaffs I couldn't make into anything rarer, six Wheatears and a Whinchat. Behind the hide, a single Pied Flycatcher sat out for a couple of minutes and there were also at least three Spotted Flycatchers, and two more Redstarts. It was nice to see a few friendly faces too. Later that day news came that CM had found a juvenile Red-Backed Shrike whilst watching the Wryneck so I scooted down there and managed to get a few distant shots in quite bad light. Thanks to CN who was also there and who let me look through his scope.


Redstarts:

Wheatear:

Wryneck:

A windswept Wryneck video here: Wryneck


Red-Backed Shrike:

Video of the Red-Backed Shrike here: Red-Backed Shrike