Red-backed Shrike

24 June - A local, after-work trip in the heat (30 deg) and a wait in the sun resulted in good views (in the end) of the male Red-backed Shrike at Horsbere S of Gloucester. This small site has also previously hosted wintering Penduline Tits.... After a while gazing at the sunlit strip of hedge where the Shrike had earlier been seen, we looked round the other side where it was happily feeding, darting down into a sunlit weedy area, presumably after insects. As the sun dipped and the temperature dropped, it became more active a gave excellent views perched on the top of the hedge and on the fenceline. A very smart bird, and my first in Glos.