Last gasp Isabelline

On Wednesday 12 November, continuing the incredibly tally of late autumn mega Shrikes in Suffolk, Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich Heath then Brown Shrike at Upper Hollesley Common and now Isabelline Shrike at North Warren. I had a chance to try for the Isabelline Shrike at North Warren, as I left work at 1.15pm with some hours owed to me for extra work. I drove down to North Warren, going via Westleton and Thorpeness to cut some of the continuous roadworks around this area. The Sizewell C plans are really ruining the countryside particularly around Leiston but concerned to see another vdevelopment on the road down to Thorpeness too. My plan worked as I parked up opposite Sluice Cottage at 2.30pm precisely but had to walk about a mile along the crosstrack west and then 500 metres south along the old railway line now a footpath bordered by very large Pine trees, I noted a few Toggers as well as Tim O. who indicated that the excellent 1st winter Isabelline Shrike was perched on top of a bush in front of us, but it flew before I could get the camera set up. Fortunately, it then showed exceptionally well on top of a bush the other side of the path, first breast on and then when it flew to an adjacent bush more side on views. It was only here for around 5 minutes but Tim, myself and a Togger took full advantage. It then flew to a bush by the path down to the Northern Viewing Platform, it could be seen well with bins but not really photographable here as it was obscured by parts of the bush. It then flew to the top of another bush and I watched it here for some 20 minutes, it seemed settled here until 3.15pm as the sun was setting, it flew down deep into bushes presumably going to roost. The last pic in the sequence below shows it in this area (and further away). Later I even heard the hoot of a Tawny Owl from the Pines plus a calling Coal Tit, too. As I walked back 3 Greylag Geese flew north over the path and in a particularly scrubby bit by the path the mournful 'peuu' call hearalded a close flying male Bullfinch flying away but just in front of me, its slate grey back and white rump clearly seen plus a glimpse of its vivid peach-red breast.