Common Whitethroat.

Foliage is growing fast now and finding, and for me photographing birds is becoming increasingly more difficult. Walking alongside a local lake margin I could hear Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Redstart and both Reed and Sedge Warblers, but none were visible. Further along I came across an overgrown bramble patch which is always an environment birds seem to like and sure enough I could hear Common Whitethroat singing. These little warblers are not easy to photograph because they can be quite shy and uncooperative. They hide in dense undergrowth most of the time, but with patience a birder/photographer can get some views as they pop up and sing briefly from a twig or small branch.
I waited for some time missing a couple of brief appearances before I finally managed to lock the focus on and catch it perched on a dead twig. It’s a bit awkward capturing these but with patience…..

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