When will I have time for Redstarts?
One early morning there’s a male Redstart in the wood. It’s very distant but I can hear it clearly. It’s far away but I’m not going to chase it. I’m busy with Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. Can you see it?
Another early morning there’s a male Redstart on the moor. It’s less distant but I can see it hunting insects in the grass and returning to a perch in the density of a Hawthorn. It’s far away but I’m not going to chase it. I’m busy with Cuckoos.
The question remains; when will I have time for Redstarts?
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