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?

Male Redstart - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

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.

Redstart - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The question remains; when will I have time for Redstarts?

2 Responses to "When will I have time for Redstarts?"

Heather says:

19 May, 2021 at 9:51 am

I have watched a male Redstart visiting our garden recently and have been delighted with its aerial flicks and twists as it catches insects. Backlit, its colours were stunning. It would be wonderful to see these captured on film, so I am hoping the cuckoos will be accommodating and allow you some time to follow up your Redstart quest!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  7 June, 2021 at 11:29 am
  
  Thanks so much Heather. They really are spectacular birds. What a thrill to have one in your garden. I’ve just been back to enjoy the Cuckoos and managed to capture the male and female Common Redstart close-up. Coming soon!
  
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