2025 the year of the Shrikes

 2025 the year of the 8 different species of  Shrike

Copt Hall Essex

Great Great Shrike

A visit to Levos in Greece

Masked Shrike

 Woodchat Shrike

Lesser Grey Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Back in Winterton Norfolk

Lesser Grey Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Dunwich Heath

Turkestan Shrike

Upper Hollesley Common

Brown Shrike

North Warren

Isabelline/Red-tailed Shrike

Collage of Suffolk 

Shrikes

The arrival of the Brown Shrike on Upper Hollesley Common

 The arrival of the Brown Shrike (1st winter) on Upper Hollesley Common, at 1st one in Suffolk found by John Lewis on 22nd October

23rd October was a really windy and very wet day, so didn't go to look for it

24th October

It was found again, by this time hoards of twitchers had also arrived

25th October still there

they are behind you !!!

We were also entertained by the Crossbills

 

29th October

a rainy day

30th October

31st October

Red Kites at Sutton

1st November

Shrike went missing on 3rd November

so it stayed for 12 days

A 1st for Suffolk