Comments on: Great Grey Shrike | British Birding http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/great-grey-shrike-british-birding/ Birding from around the world Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/great-grey-shrike-british-birding/#comment-147976 Nick Sun, 08 Nov 2020 15:02:41 +0000 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22549#comment-147976 Hi Eric, I have been back to the same spot a few times and have not seen the LSW again. It could still be around with tit flocks but I have been visiting that spot since I was about 5 years old and this was only the second time I have seen this species there. It is an easy location to visit though and if there is a really cold spell it can turn up some good birds.

It wasn’t me that you met a Grain. After I found the Ring Ouzel I don’t remember speaking to anyone & indeed I put on the KOS site in which direction it was. Must have been some other devious birder!

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Cheers

]]> By: Eric Brown http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/great-grey-shrike-british-birding/#comment-147975 Eric Brown Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:11:03 +0000 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22549#comment-147975 Great photographs especially of the GG Shrike and LSW. you were really lucky to find the latter. It has eluded me for two years now despite several trips to the Canterbury ring woods. as I live in Sidcup a LSW in Sutton-at-Hone would be much more accessible. I believe I spoke to you at Grain Country Park on October 16 where we shared a seat with my pal Jim near the car park. we were looking for a ring ouzel but you sent us in the wrong direction ! Walked about a mile with no luck and returned to the seat too knackered to try the other way. Next morning we saw a Kentos report that the bird had been seen in the opposite direction.
That topped a miserable morning since you told us we had missed ticks like kittiwake, little gull, gannet etc. At least we got the Cattle Egrets at Grain.
Space restriction compels me to sell off many of my bird and wildlife books and I wonder whether I could send you a list to see if you are interested ? I would need an email address or I could put it on this comment panel. Is that OK ?
Eric Brown

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