Has everyone given up? Here is another slightly different angle. I was talking to my friend Sylvia today, she thinks it is one of her relatives that I saw on my summers holiday.The day dawned with clear skies and a north-westerly breeze. The chance of seeing much in the way of visual migration was not very promising.
Reed Bunting: One flew out of the reed bed in area 2 at 7.20am.
Leser Redpoll: Two flew over the Nature Study Centre at 1.15pm.
Siskin: 0ne flew into trees in area 26.
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you are getting warmer, if you know where I went during the summer you should be able to whittle it down.
you probably saw a Sparrowhawk, possibly the female that has been predating birds at our feeding stations. Unfortunately just after you saw it I received a phone call from the colledge to say that they had found a bird of prey. When we got there there was a stunned looking female Sparrowhawk, after we asumed flying into a window. It was in a bad way and eventually died.
you are right that it is a warbler. Nightingales though are in the thrush family along with the chats.
I was certainly not in Sardinia. I will announce the birds identity on Thursday presuming that some if not all have come up with the correct answere.