At last an Unseen Bird seen

Red Backed Shrike

After waiting for 30 years and always being in the wrong place at the wrong time or just too far away to go and see Red Backed Shrikes, I finally bit the bullet and decided to travel down to Greenham Common this morning to finally try and nab one of my bogey birds.  The bird has been at the site for a few days now but was not reported till late yesterday and therefore I was unable to make it down there. So, this morning, when news broke that the bird was still there, I left immediately.

Red Backed Shrike

I do not know Greenham Common at all and it took me a while to locate the area where the bird has been seen but after searching for 30 minutes I saw the tell tale signs of tripods and camera lens and within minutes soon had the bird in my sights.  Unfortunately, views were limited as the crowd viewing the bird had pitched up quite a distance from the area it was preferring. I at least managed to obtain a record shot and on the way back to the car, managed to update the blurred photos I have of Whinchats.