With easterly winds over the past few days you just knew something special was going to happen
After a day of common migrants , yesterday produced a Red Breasted Flycatcher at Grutness. It was very flighty
It dshed through the bushes a few times before dropping to the ground to feed
With better light it perched for a few seconds on a wall
Today news came in that five Bluethroats had arrived, one just a few mins away in a garden.
It showed straight away down at the bottom of the garden but then disappeared only to show at the other side of the garden.
It returned to its original spot and came out to feed, collecting several insects and showing well
Its was a cracking bird. The Red Spot Bluethroats are found to the eastern side of Europe, with the White Spot over on the western side of France
This bird may well be heading over to Scandinavia after this brief visit to Shetland
We tend to see more in Autumn but this spring has started well.
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