You’re never get it??

[will@bill]

Anybody know what this?? Seen in a forest in good old England I have posted it on another thread so if you have seen it please don’t answer… no cheating

[brianchafer]

great grey shrike

[will@bill]

great grey shrike
I am honour you have chosen my quiz for your 1st post ......................welcome to the birdforum

[will@bill]

great grey shrike
wrong...come on lads

[Allen]

Pretty sure Brianchafer is right - Great Grey Shrike.

[Capercaillie71]

The colouring appears good for a GG Shrike, but this looks like it may be a small bird, judging by the tree it is perched on. Don't know what it is though

[MSA]

Chaffinch?

[Ghostly Vision]

Certainly looks like a Shrike, so I'll go for Lesser grey.

GV

[Jane Turner]

Its tail looks to short for GGS/SGS... Its head however does look big and Shrikey...

Wonder if its a Woodchat

Whoops, I'm not a lad, I'd better withdraw that.

[Jane Turner]

Obviously I felt obliged to see what it was! How on earth did it manage to look like this in one pic. Another lesson in how misleading photographs can be!

[will@bill]

Obviously I felt obliged to see what it was! How on earth did it manage to look like this in one pic. Another lesson in how misleading photographs can be!
hi jane sorry about the boys only.Yeh the photo caught me out as well .i posted it on the durham thread and there was a bit of a stir I can tell you . it was an almost white chaffinch . it had me going. here are the other pics

[will@bill]

Chaffinch?
Wonder how you got a chaffinch from that pic!!! You must be good

[MSA]

Wonder how you got a chaffinch from that pic!!! You must be good

After seeing the later posts I was questioning my sanity for a while! Certainly an odd bird.