Spotted Flycatcher on the patch

A most welcome addition to this year's lists: a pair of Spotted Flycatchers just a short distance from home. Garth Coupland and I had spent an hour or two enjoying the Hornet Clearwings at Hemblington Church: having an hour or so before needing to be elsewhere, we drove a short distance in convoy and were soon enjoying the sight (sadly rare these days) of a pair of Spotted Flycatchers. These were doing just what it said on the tin: catching flies in the shade under a small oak. We didn't try to get too close, but just enjoyed them for a few minutes...