Red Tailed Shrike
What a beautiful bird.
Red Tailed Shrike!
Red Tailed Shrike, possible country of origin, Tajikistan! Well who knows, it really is a beautiful bird though. We all get wrapped up in names and none are really wrong. I caught up with this individual on Sunday 31st July by which time it had been with us for at least 100 days.
Also known as the
Turkestan Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides.This is one of the smaller Shrike of the family, the bird is considered a mega and of course a must see. It is still showing well as I write this on the 4th August.
Order: Passeriformes
The Kittewakes of Bempton
Kittiwake are among the most beautiful birds in the world. They are the Marilyn Monroe, the Audrey Hepburn of birds, graceful with beautiful plumage and an air of superiority about them. They are accomplished and graceful flyers, they breed well in these parts and are a joy to look at.
Many people say that Bempton Cliffs is one of the best places in the United Kingdom for Gannet, Kittiwake, Razorbill, Puffin, Guillemot, Fulmar and now Black Browed Albatross. I never thought I would construct a sentence ending with Albatross and be talking about Yorkshire.
