Shrikes

 

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Red-backed Shrike

Great Grey Shrike

There are 30 species of Shrike throughout the World.  In Britain only three species are annual and none of them breed here.  Red-backed Shrike is a rare annual passage bird and Woodchat Shrike an annual vagrant to these shores.  Great Grey Shrikes over winter here in very small numbers.  Lesser Grey, Isabelline, Brown, Long-tailed, Southern Grey and Masked Shrikes are very rare vagrants.