Title: Girl spots rare steppe grey shrike on Scottish mainland
Post by: Donna on 16-Oct-10, 07:09:11 AM
A steppe grey shrike has been spotted in mainland Scotland for what is believed to be the first time.
Eight-year-old schoolgirl Xanthe Funnell saw the bird at the Loch of Strathbeg RSPB reserve near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
RSPB Scotland said it was possible the bird had been blown on strong winds from somewhere south of Kazakhstan.
The steppe grey shrike is most commonly found in southern Europe and north Africa.
Xanthe - whose father Dominic is the reserve's manager - said she was excited by the find.
Eight-year-old schoolgirl Xanthe Funnell saw the bird at the Loch of Strathbeg RSPB reserve near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
RSPB Scotland said it was possible the bird had been blown on strong winds from somewhere south of Kazakhstan.
The steppe grey shrike is most commonly found in southern Europe and north Africa.
Xanthe - whose father Dominic is the reserve's manager - said she was excited by the find.
Title: Re: Girl spots rare steppe grey shrike on Scottish mainland
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 16-Oct-10, 08:15:58 AM
A steppe grey shrike has been spotted in mainland Scotland for what is believed to be the first time.
Eight-year-old schoolgirl Xanthe Funnell saw the bird at the Loch of Strathbeg RSPB reserve near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
RSPB Scotland said it was possible the bird had been blown on strong winds from somewhere south of Kazakhstan.
The steppe grey shrike is most commonly found in southern Europe and north Africa.
Xanthe - whose father Dominic is the reserve's manager - said she was excited by the find.
Eight-year-old schoolgirl Xanthe Funnell saw the bird at the Loch of Strathbeg RSPB reserve near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
RSPB Scotland said it was possible the bird had been blown on strong winds from somewhere south of Kazakhstan.
The steppe grey shrike is most commonly found in southern Europe and north Africa.
Xanthe - whose father Dominic is the reserve's manager - said she was excited by the find.
Excited? You think? Clever girl!
Are the shrikes in the US? Here, they call them Butcher Birds. No natives in IRL but I've seen them on the Continent - splendid birds.
Title: Re: Girl spots rare steppe grey shrike on Scottish mainland
Post by: Bird Crazy on 19-Oct-10, 09:19:15 PM
yes we have them as far as I know only two kinds Loggerhead Shrike is in US summer and winter and the Northern Shrike it winters in US but spends the summer in Canada.