Finally a nice find at Corton OSW

On Saturday 19th August, a look at Asda didn't reveal anything, Corton churchyard was also quiet so I headed over to the Corton Old SW, I walked west, south and east of the Sw and nothing seen, until I walked along the eastern edge and I saw a fantastic immature or juvenile Red- backed Shrike perched on the fence by the impossible close fixed Caravan park just a metre east of the Corton old SW NE corner. The bird then flew into the compound. The bird was elusive and it wasn't until I walked into the Caravan park and I saw it was perched on the old SW northern fence before flying and perching in a bramble by the corner. A load of 12 Starlings joined it and itwe spotted the bird again perched inevitably flew deeper in to the compound. I rang James B and he arrived and walked down the path to the cliff edge, the bird perched halfway along the eastern fence but James was looking out to sea! Nice to also see Swallow and Sand Martin flying over the compound as well as 2 Swift over and 2 Swift flew in from off the sea, too. It was only when Paul & Jane arrived that we saw the bird perched on tall thistles in the middle of the compound, John W and Kevin B joined us and they soon had good views of the bird. Before Paul, Jane & I walked to the northern edge and from the carvan park saw it perched along the eastern fence line and then finally seen on the western side of the corner bramble perched on a thick bramble twig where it caught and devoured a bumble bee before coughing up a pellet! A nice close flying flock of 5 Grey Heron flew south out to sea. Finally, Alison & Chris A turned up but were unfortunate to be there when a female Sparrowhawk flew and dived into the south- east corner of the compound. It soon flew off fortunately without the Shrike in its talons. Our cue to leave, waving goodbye to the A's. At the churchyard carpark, the distinctive 7 note call revealed a fine Whimbrel flying north overhead. Alison & Chris after an hour tweeted they had a Redstart, I didn't see it but I did see the Shrike again by the Bramble half way along the southern end of the compound.