I couldn’t help but wonder if this Spotted flycatcher was looking so slim because of a shortage of insects during the last couple of months. Though the abundance of tiny critters has improved a little now, I’m sure those earlier lifeless months will have affected both adult birds trying to feed their youngsters and the growth – or even the very survival – of those youngsters. (And, yes, that’s a cheeky Whinchat poking its head in at the left of the photo – we’ve been lucky to have both Whinchats and Stonechats visiting the outer fields at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park.)