Its true what they say,you wait for a bus and eventually two come along. That was the case on Thursday morning.I no sooner saw a male black cap sitting on the fence rail near the willows by the river when out flew a male redstart looking very smart indeed and a first for me.Dare I suggest that they were both helping to feed their nestlings! The willows are so thick that its difficult to see if there are nests in the undergrowth but no doubt time will tell.It certainly makes up for the disappointment we all felt again this year when the Kites' nest was finally abandoned after the brooding time was well and truely exhausted.The adults are still flying around .Lets hope that it will be a case of third time lucky for them next year.
Lis Collison