Shrike ID - Caithness UK this week (1 Viewer)

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Paul Higson

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• Mar 5, 2015

• #1

Any thoughts on the attached pictures ???

Homeyeri has been mooted . . .

Brabster, Caithness this week.

Cheers,

Paul

 

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mowla

Well-known member

• Mar 5, 2015

• #2

Looks like great grey shrike to me m8

 

Tero

Retired

• Mar 5, 2015

• #3

I think he is looking for subspecies. What is the predominant subspecies of the area?

 

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GusHawk

Gus Routledge

• Mar 5, 2015

• #4

Lanius excubitor excubitor is usual, including melanopterus.

 

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Tom

Supporter

• Mar 5, 2015

• #5

looks good for homeyeri but I would like to have full views of the secons outer tail feather as nominate can be as pale