The Lesser Grey Shrike is a very rare migrant to the UK, Isle of Man, and Ireland, and mostly occurs during May and June. Photograph: Siegmar Tylla/Alamy Lanius minor, GMELIN. In Europe this germane species has occurred, though nowhere it would appear at all numerously, in Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Spain. Lanius—A butcher. ‘The face mask was black. The three figures after BBRC or ESIP follow the rules defined by Wood(1996): This little bird put on a great show all morning and he looked great in the early morning sunlight...A first time seeing this little bid with a big character. LESSER GREY SHRIKE. O'Sullivan v Hendry FINAL FRAME 1993 UK Champ.. - Duration: 7:25. They are very territorial so you're unlikely to see more than one at once. The conservation status for this species is "not assessed' in the UK because it only occurs as a rare migrant, and is not globally threatened. Species with a status of BBRC (British Birds Rarities Committee) are nationally rare and require full descriptions. Female, juvenile like male but no pink, paler, no black front, some white scaling on back. Westray (Orkney): Westray (Orkney). Lesser Grey Shrike: Medium-sized shrike, grey above, white pink below, white on throat and vent. Just outside the area a Great Grey Shrike performed at Skeffling. I lost his tail in this trying to keep the background from being in focus but i have loads that are fine which need processed. Fairly long, black wings with white patch, medium black tail with white outer feathers. 7:25. Minor—Lesser. Caught and ate a Carder bee. Lesser Grey Shrike, Mount Batten Point, Devon. A lesser grey shrike. Down the back ran a shelf of military-grey feathers’. Lesser Grey Shrike by Mark Molloy, on Flickr To be fair I can't remember twitching anothing is this area of Norfolk but as the evening pas sed photos were confimed of its identification. One of those birds you always remember. We just had to hope it would stick over night as they have reputations for staying one day before moving on. Hand held shot of it at about 10ft away. Small numbers come to the UK in autumn and spend the winter here. The great grey shrike is the largest of the European shrikes. The list of species occurring in Britain This list includes all species (619 as at 1 January 2020) recorded in a wild (or apparently wild) state in Britain, as recognised by the British Ornithologists' Union; see their latest (9th) Checklist. Canon EOS 7D Mark 2. Shrikes are often 'mobbed' by other birds which recognise them as dangerous predators. In addition to the common and scientific Present for one day. The long tail looked black. (RBA - the UK birders news service) Ringing: 1 Fieldfare, 16 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 7 Robin, 3 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff,13 Goldcrest, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Mealy Redpoll, 114 Lesser Redpoll, 17 Tree Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting. The Irish Rare Birds Committee maintains a separate list for species occurring in Ireland. Black mask and forehead, Stout, black-grey bill, short black-grey legs. As headed back from Yorkshire and reached the edge of the midland s a new sighting emerged of a possible Lesser Grey Shrike in Horsey, Norfolk. GC Recommended for you.