Great grey shrike (1 Viewer)

[thebeard]

Anyone got any idea exactly where the great gret shrike has been seen in budby - RBA says near crown hill plantation, but i've no idea where that is. is it near the heath???

also is it the same bird which has been at clumber??

 

[knotsbirder]

Anyone got any idea exactly where the great gret shrike has been seen in budby - RBA says near crown hill plantation, but i've no idea where that is. is it near the heath???

also is it the same bird which has been at clumber??

The bird has been reported as being on the east side of the heath, which is where Crown Hill Plantation is situated. Sort of this area:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...sv=SK618690&st=5&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf

(The arrow being the position of Crown Hill Plantation)

 

[thebeard]

oh i know that area yes. cheers for that one, i'm thinking of going up there or clumber this week, its been a while and if theres a chance of a shrike, then thats great!

 

[Andy Hall]

Hi The Beard,
the Clumber bird is a second individual. Both were seen on 10th.

Andy

 

[thebeard]

cheers andy. i should have checked really - its pretty obvious there's two now!!! haha.

don't know when i'll be able to get up to either site, hopefully the birds will stick around for a bit