A call around lunchtime had me reaching for the car keys, a coat, socks and shoes and camera. Patrick had found a bluethroat on the concrete road out by the boats. A slightly stressed drive behind slow cars, tractor and I was driving down the road towards the group standing on the shingle. The bird was out of sight grubbing around in the bottom of a clump of valerian so I walked round to the otherside where it was more visible. It then worked it's way along the concrete road back towards the group giving great views but a little distant for photographs.
After flying towards the fishing boats, it was re- located near the red and cream house where it fed around the garden for about half an hour before flying on towards the fishing boats. It spent the next two or three hours hopping back and forth around the containers and boats giving great views.
News of its possible demise from a sparrow hawk is very sad but hopefully erroneous.
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