They are very territorial so you're unlikely to see more than one at once. The Irish Rare Birds Committee maintains a separate list for species occurring in Ireland. Westray (Orkney): Westray (Orkney). Caught and ate a Carder bee. GC Recommended for you. Minor—Lesser. Species with a status of BBRC (British Birds Rarities Committee) are nationally rare and require full descriptions. Lesser Grey Shrike, Mount Batten Point, Devon. Lesser Grey Shrike: Medium-sized shrike, grey above, white pink below, white on throat and vent. Female, juvenile like male but no pink, paler, no black front, some white scaling on back. Lanius—A butcher. To be fair I can't remember twitching anothing is this area of Norfolk but as the evening pas sed photos were confimed of its identification. One of those birds you always remember. Just outside the area a Great Grey Shrike performed at Skeffling. Photograph: Siegmar Tylla/Alamy The Lesser Grey Shrike is a very rare migrant to the UK, Isle of Man, and Ireland, and mostly occurs during May and June. Present for one day. This little bird put on a great show all morning and he looked great in the early morning sunlight...A first time seeing this little bid with a big character. O'Sullivan v Hendry FINAL FRAME 1993 UK Champ.. - Duration: 7:25. 7:25. Black mask and forehead, Stout, black-grey bill, short black-grey legs. The list of species occurring in Britain This list includes all species (619 as at 1 January 2020) recorded in a wild (or apparently wild) state in Britain, as recognised by the British Ornithologists' Union; see their latest (9th) Checklist. The great grey shrike is the largest of the European shrikes. LESSER GREY SHRIKE. Lesser Grey Shrike by Mark Molloy, on Flickr As headed back from Yorkshire and reached the edge of the midland s a new sighting emerged of a possible Lesser Grey Shrike in Horsey, Norfolk. Lanius minor, GMELIN. ‘The face mask was black. Small numbers come to the UK in autumn and spend the winter here. The three figures after BBRC or ESIP follow the rules defined by Wood(1996): In addition to the common and scientific The long tail looked black. Fairly long, black wings with white patch, medium black tail with white outer feathers. In Europe this germane species has occurred, though nowhere it would appear at all numerously, in Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Spain. The conservation status for this species is "not assessed' in the UK because it only occurs as a rare migrant, and is not globally threatened. (RBA - the UK birders news service) Hand held shot of it at about 10ft away. I lost his tail in this trying to keep the background from being in focus but i have loads that are fine which need processed. Canon EOS 7D Mark 2. Down the back ran a shelf of military-grey feathers’. A lesser grey shrike. We just had to hope it would stick over night as they have reputations for staying one day before moving on. Ringing: 1 Fieldfare, 16 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 7 Robin, 3 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff,13 Goldcrest, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Mealy Redpoll, 114 Lesser Redpoll, 17 Tree Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting. Shrikes are often 'mobbed' by other birds which recognise them as dangerous predators.
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