Bank holiday monday

First trip this morning was to Skelton, and as ever it was a short but sweet visit.
The Police car pulling away is never a pleasant sight as you pull up, but as ever - no problems.
An Avocet was flying round when I got down to the lake and made its way off east, down the river. A common sandpiper was on the spit, neither were new for the year.
I could hear the grasshopper warbler on the western side of the beck and it finally popped out in full view for only a second.
Back at the hide it was pretty slow, but 3 common terns were moving back and forth down the river, and an arctic tern flew through towards the main bay.
Adult and 2nd cy med gull were on round island.
Bob had 2 black terns over the causeway which you could make out from the hide, but I wanted a better look so drove round to the drag line.
Excellent views until 14.17 when they were last seen gaining height flying north-west.
On the way back to the car, I walked the hedge at Lowther and up the central hedge. A bird with a redtail flew out and straight back in 10 yards up the hedge. Gut instict immediately was redstart, but a couple of paces further spooked a male chaffinch, and with its reddish back, I wasn't so sure. So slowly I carried on and 2 birds flew out. 1 male chaffinch and again the bird with the red tail. I knew now it was a redstart and when I picked up the bins, there was a smart male redstart tucked into the hedge!
I made sure before releasing the news, but in the excitement and panic about getting it out - I didnt want to flush the bird any further so stayed put until everyone else arrived.
Unfortunately,  that was the mistake and I lost it, but thankfully 1 other birder got on to it as it flew down the hedge and that was that. Gutted not everyone got it, but at last I've found a decent bird myself :)