Spotted Flycatcher today. Regular by the runaway/garden shed. Otherwise from West Africa.
Video from Rajith.
To spot a Flycatcher, look for their distinct “sallying” behaviour: they dart out rapidly into the air to catch flying insects, then immediately return to the exact same perch.
* “Txori ona” is a Basque phrase. The literal meaning of it is “Good bird” and the sense is of a fortunate omen.
Spotted Flycatcher I take it? The RSPB says “Spotted Flycatchers declined by 88% between 1970 and 2018 and they are on the UK’s Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern, meaning they are in need of the most help. They are a Priority Conservation Species for the RSPB and work we do for them includes making sure the habitat is right for them at our woodland nature reserves and wider work looking at the reasons for declines in our migrant birds.” It is wonderful that Greenstreete has been and is managed in a way that transforms it such a great habitat.