Monday, 5 April 2010

Woodchat Shrike at Church Cove.

Finally caught up with the Shrike at Church Cove today. We haven't done any birding as Sue's been laid up with the 'flu, and we were worried it might have gone.






We have included the Dunnock because we think it is a very under-rated bird and we didn't want him to feel second best to the near-by Shrike.
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32 comments:

  1. Arthur5 April 2010 at 19:43

    Great shots John

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  2. Mark Whittaker5 April 2010 at 19:55

    I wish my work would stop interfering with my birdwatching .. Great shots !

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  3. Simon Taylor5 April 2010 at 20:10

    Nice shot's John, get better soon Sue.

    Mark - sort your life out, you've got it all wrong.......

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  4. Chris5 April 2010 at 20:49

    Well and you did catch it perfectly. Well done these pictures are beautiful!

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  5. Bobbster5 April 2010 at 20:56

    Great shots again John

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  6. Pete Woodruff5 April 2010 at 21:15

    Would like to 'second' eveything already said here....excellent images John.

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  7. Phil Wallace5 April 2010 at 21:53

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  8. Karen Woolley5 April 2010 at 21:54

    Thought it may have been you and Sue at the Woodchat Shrike this morning. Seems it was!! Nice to meet you both anyway. Great shots, he was very obliging wasn't he? ;-)

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  9. Phil Wallace5 April 2010 at 21:55

    Well done, you two. What a lovely bird. Good photos too. . . .

    And the woodchat shrike is excellent too!! I've yet to see one.

    Regards, Phil.

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  10. holdingmoments5 April 2010 at 21:58

    I love the Dunnock.....but I love the Woodchat Shrike just a little more lol

    Superb shots of the shrike; a bird I've never seen before.

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  11. Ashley Hugo5 April 2010 at 22:08

    Brilliant images!

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  12. Bob Bushell5 April 2010 at 22:39

    That's brilliant, I have never seen one, it'll come one day.

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  13. TonyC5 April 2010 at 23:23

    Lovely shots John. Woodchat is my favourite shrike regular to the UK.

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  14. Montanagirl6 April 2010 at 00:04

    Oh my, these are lovely shots of the Shrike! Such pretty coloring.

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  15. Madibirder6 April 2010 at 01:05

    A more colourful shrike than the Tiger and Brown shrikes that we have over here. Great shots again.

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  16. Monts6 April 2010 at 07:43

    Hi Folks Hope your feeling better Sue, and those pics are the cream of the crop on the blogs. Hope it stays around until later this week as I still need it on my year list.

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  17. Elaine6 April 2010 at 10:08

    Supurb photos! We have the Northern Shrike here and they look a bit different, although they have a very similar hooked beak. One has been hunting at my feeders off and on since January. The little Redpolls are very attractive to him.

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  18. mark50d6 April 2010 at 13:34

    Nice images John, very nice indeed. Glad you included the Dunnock.

    All the best - Mark

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  19. Terence Ang6 April 2010 at 13:39

    Very pretty shrike.

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  20. Sam and Lisa6 April 2010 at 17:23

    Brilliant images as always, I was away for a couple of days with Lisa and I thought I would miss it

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  21. Angie Moore6 April 2010 at 18:51

    Great shots again. I agree re: the Dunnock.

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  22. Scillybirds6 April 2010 at 21:04

    Lovely shots John. Wish I was their, I am still waiting for my first Woodchat Strike.

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  23. Anonymous7 April 2010 at 18:51

    Wow John, the Shrike, that is one special sighting and photograph. Very well done. Hope Sue is getting better.

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  24. FAB7 April 2010 at 19:10

    Super Shrike shots John. Hope Sue is on the road to recovery.

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  25. The Watcher7 April 2010 at 21:34

    John you work wonders with that digiscoping set-up. I never cease to be amazed. It most certainly is not easy..but you make it look so.
    Hope Sue is up and about.
    Keep 'em coming.

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  26. Mary Howell Cromer8 April 2010 at 01:23

    What beautiful little birds are these Shrikes and the little Dunnock, special little one with quite the name too. Love these~

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  27. Monts8 April 2010 at 16:11

    Hi John
    Would you like to drop me an E:Mail sometime with your mobile number and I will get mine back to you. My AD is on my blog.

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  28. JRandSue8 April 2010 at 19:57

    Thank you all for your comments,Sue also says thank you, she's almost back to normal.
    We are out and about tomorrow,so fingers cross.
    Once again, thank you.
    John.

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  29. Dave9 April 2010 at 02:49

    Wonderful shots of the Shrike! I love that he is perched upon the barbed wire fence.

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  30. Richard Pegler9 April 2010 at 07:46

    Just spotted this. Brilliant shots!! I've not seen a Woodchat Shrike in UK yet - but then I'm a beginner! Sorry to hear that Sue's been ill - hope you are feeling much better now. Keep up the good work!!!

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  31. Hilke Breder9 April 2010 at 15:05

    Nice photos! It's beautiful bird. Is the bush it's sitting on Common Broom? Does it bloom so early where you are?

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  32. JRandSue10 April 2010 at 20:18

    Hi Hilke
    No it's not Broom, It's a Gorse bush, but they do look very similar.

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