The Brown Shrike has continued to show on and off for the last couple of days although the weather has generally been foul. Jim Dickson came over from mainland Argyll to see it today. Almost the first bird he saw was a Yellow-browed Warbler at Balephuil Farm along with a couple of Blackcaps and a few Goldcrests. He then managed reasonable views of the shrike before it went missing for some time. Great views of Hen Harriers, Merlin and Sparrowhawk were had as well as hundreds of newly arrived Fieldfares and Redwings. Jim and I headed over to Hynish where I had seen a Black Redstart earlier in the day but we had no success. We then returned to Balephuil and quite soon after got excellent views of the shrike once more, with Jim managing this series of lovely shots.
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| Brown Shrike (Jim Dickson) |
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| Brown Shrike (Jim Dickson) |
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| Brown Shrike (Jim Dickson) |
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| Brown Shrike (Jim Dickson) |
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