Woodchat Shrike

It was great to catch up with the superb male Woodchat Shrike which had been frequenting a rough area adjacent to the track that runs behind Whitesands Bay. It was very active, flying to and from a perch and foraging in the grass. It seemed to have a particular fondness to bumble bees but I didn't see it successfully catch one. I did however see it regurgitate a pellet, which appeared to contain some bumble bee or beetle.

I also had a quick look on St David's Head. There wasn't much there a few Sand Martins and Swallows, a Chiffchaff and a Willow Warbler. A flock of  10 Whimbrels flew over Whitesands beach before I left.

Not the best photo but it shows the white flashes in the bird's wing 

It showed well but remained fairly distant most of the time

More black on forehead suggest male

Woodchat Shrike