.I stopped at Cross Inn yesterday for a quick look around, but nothing of note - too early for a shrike i thought. Today, at Clettwr, I nearly didn't look up when I heard a Chaffinch flying over, but was glad I did: it was mobbing a Great Grey Shrike. They flew over the river and disappeared into a bunch of willows behind the bank on the far side. Last Sunday (25 Oct) there were two White-fronted geese there, with Merlin and Black-tailed Godwit also present.
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Great Grey Shrike at the Clettwr on Sunday
The following sightings are from Simon Cox. For some reason his e-mail, sent to me on Sunday 1st November, went into my junk mail folder. Apologies for the delayed posting.
.I stopped at Cross Inn yesterday for a quick look around, but nothing of note - too early for a shrike i thought. Today, at Clettwr, I nearly didn't look up when I heard a Chaffinch flying over, but was glad I did: it was mobbing a Great Grey Shrike. They flew over the river and disappeared into a bunch of willows behind the bank on the far side. Last Sunday (25 Oct) there were two White-fronted geese there, with Merlin and Black-tailed Godwit also present.
Simon
.I stopped at Cross Inn yesterday for a quick look around, but nothing of note - too early for a shrike i thought. Today, at Clettwr, I nearly didn't look up when I heard a Chaffinch flying over, but was glad I did: it was mobbing a Great Grey Shrike. They flew over the river and disappeared into a bunch of willows behind the bank on the far side. Last Sunday (25 Oct) there were two White-fronted geese there, with Merlin and Black-tailed Godwit also present.