Derek T was lucky enough to have a Spotted Flycatcher visit his Cambridge Road garden today and, as is typical for this species, watched it darting out and back from the same perch to catch flies.
Whilst it is possible this is a local bird, there have been no other reports of Spotted Flycatcher in the village this year, so it may well be that this bird has bred elsewhere and is now travelling through on it's way back to southern Africa where they spend the winter.
Some may remember Michael Holdsworth's excellent talk at a recent ANW meeting. His research project into the migration of this species has now completed and further information may be found at: http://cambridgeshirebirdringing.org/2704-2/
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