It’s a thirsty business waiting for the call

Duncan Grant of Twickenham had a long wait for Maryam’s call… Photograph: Alamy

Anyone know which British garden bird has a song that consists of the repeated opening phrase of Walter Donaldson’s My Blue Heaven? We have tried the whip-poor-will, but it does not live in Essex.
Paul Scott
Ilford, Essex

• A friend of a friend told me that what David Vine actually said (Letters, 2 July) was: “Welcome to Jerusalem, a Mecca for Christians.” If Maryam needs me, I’ll be in the Red Lion.
Duncan Grant
Twickenham, Middlesex

• Serco’s helicopter pilots complained of being treated like “toilet cleaners” (Report, 2 July)? How did the people who cleaned the toilets feel?
Donald Simpson
Rochdale