The Nettle-Creeper
Last year, when I was in Oxfordshire, chicken-sitting for my friends, a Greater Whitethroat was in the garden scratching its beautiful/ugly song all day long.
They’re fascinating birds. Here’s the double-page spread on them in The Third Ladybird Book of British Birds:
This year there’s not one in the garden, but there is one in the woodland nearby. It’s a short morning walk to hear its beautiful/ugly scratching:
It’s not easy to get close to them.
Having hours to spare and being out in beautiful weather helps:
More Greater Whitethroats
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