Category Archives: Shrikes

Great Grey Shrike and Red Kite Surprise

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Ramsley Moor near Sheffield Went out this morning with Sheffield’s ace insect (and other animals) expert, Paul Richards. Our little plan was to try to get an early Adder. Lack of real warming sunshine prevented that. However we scored! A Great Grey Shrike was … Continue reading →

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Great Grey Shrike

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

at Wroot Went to see this bird y’day morning (7th Jan). Keen to see it as it has drawn some comment in the ‘homeyeri genes’ debate (whether some Great Grey Shrikes reaching Britain have intergrade characters of the more southeastern form homeyeri). Finally found it … Continue reading →

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Fakenham Great Grey Shrike update

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Neither one nor the other Yesterday I viewed with others a fuller set of photos of the Fakenham Great Grey Shrike. It was possible for the first time to see full details of the degree of white at the base of the inner secondaries and in … Continue reading →

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homeyeri Great Grey Shrike

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Norfolk Some lively discussion via email last night and on phone today with top Norfolk birding buddies Andy Stoddart and Mark Golley. Marcus Nash had flagged up the Fakenham Great Grey Shrike and both Andy and Mark had independently gone to see the bird; both … Continue reading →

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Desert Grey Shrike

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Singing 1st winter Been looking forward to  processing my time on Linosa in early November 2011. I started to write from the island, but limited internet, excellent company, lively discussion of each day’s birds and Italiano cooking every night were too distracting! Linosa is here More to … Continue reading →

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Finale- Shetland Autumn 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Saturday, 8th October Still on Shetland, South Mainland to be precise. A little emerging tradition has been to finish guiding and join Roger Riddington and Paul Harvey the next day for a full day’s relaxed birding together. As Roger so helpfully reminded me, together we scored with Taiga Flycatcher (2 … Continue reading →

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1st winter Daurian and Turkestan Shrikes

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Identification Issues… …and the trouble with photos …and the problem of names Levenwick, Shetland, Monday 3rd October 2011 Had an excellent ‘bird finding’ weekend on Unst, where my new Shetland Nature group  (on the Saturday alone) found c 10 Yellow-browed Warblers, including 4 in one garden, and 3 different … Continue reading →

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Linosa Day One

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

2 November 2011 Bit tricky to get here after plane from Palermo cancelled, next one in 5 days! So Lucio (v grateful for him) and I got a bus and then the overnight ferry to Linosa from Sicily- 2 first … Continue reading →

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Answer to Mystery Shrike

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

1st winter Lesser Grey Shrike But with strangely clipped wing tips. It does look odd doesn’t it?The normally strikingly long primaries are replaced by short truncated ones. What’s going on? Chris Gibbins sent the pics taken in mid September this year in Azerbaijan. How strange. Looks like the primary tips have been … Continue reading →

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Mystery Shrike

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Just for fun! What species/taxon and what age (or the other way around)? Taken mid September 2011 .

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