I managed to get to Pendeen today, to photograph the Turkestan/ / Brown/Redback Shrike. Or a variant of the above. This Juvenile bird is causing some confusion in the birding world as to what species of Shrike it actually is, although Paul St Pierre, RSPB guru, seems to think that the conclusion is Turkestan.
All I can say, "it is no good asking me".
Here is a shot of the wings as they apparently are a good indicator of what species of Shrike this bird is.
North Uist, Outer Hebrides trip. May 2025 (part 2)
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Our first full day on the islands, we decided to not get up too early
after all the travelling of the previous day. From the cottage I saw
several pairs...
2 weeks ago
Super shots Sam of a beautiful bird, as to what it is, like you I have no idea
ReplyDeleteWell captured Sam.
ReplyDeleteJohn.
Nice ones Sam!
ReplyDeleteSome great images there Sam
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