Treeve Moor, Land's End - Sat 20 Oct

After an agonising week of waiting I was finally able to go down to Cornwall this afternoon to twitch the Grey Catbird that had turned up at the previous Monday. Having to work in the morning was a bit of a headache so I didn't actually get going until midday. Fortunately I had company as long-time birding mate John joined me for the trip.
After an uneventful three and a half hour drive we arrived on site only to have missed the bird by seconds! Luckily we only had to wait half an hour or so before it showed again, not that close but great views in the 'scope with all the features easily identifiable before it flew towards us and in to a blackthorn bush.
After a further thirty minute wait it then called, not convinced it sounds like a cat but anyway, and eventually popped up in to the top of the blackthorn and this time I even managed a couple of record shots of the Grey Catbird.

What an awesome bird, and only the second Grey Catbird for the UK, well worth the drive.