spotted flycatcher

My first spotted flycatcher of the year was perched at the top of an ancient sweet chestnut at La Tache.
A serin is still singing very noisily around the village, often perching on tv aerials.  Curiously, this bird which is a scarce migrant to the UK is the emblem of the Isle of Wight Ornithology Group (IWOG) on the rather flimsy grounds that an occasional bird has been seen to arrive from the sea at St Catherine's Point.
The many swallows are also making a din but except for the occasional high flying ones, swifts are absent from the village.
The hoopoes which seem to be nesting around the back of the village are no longer calling but I see them flying around occasionally. Young black redstarts seem to be cheeping away everywhere.