Sunday 20 August 2023

Butcher bird again at Corton Old sewage works

On Sunday 20th August, in the morning around 11am, I headed back to Corton old sewage works and saw Andrew E, then Roger, Nick C & his wife and Bill turned up. The immature Red- backed Shrike was perched along the eastern edge and hunting on the ground, often catching bees. Later on it flew to the wooden fence bordering the static carvan park and then hunted in the field just east, being perched on the ragwort. A female Whitethroat seen in the corner topo, plus 3 Linnets and Swallow and Sand Martin overhead. I had a good look around the Corton old rail track and apart from a Speckled Wood near the entrance nothing of note seen at all here. Meanwhile from the front garden in the afternoon, 2 mewing Buzzard flying just north of there.

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