Ashdown Forest, Old Airstrip
I spent a very brief time twitching the great grey shrike at the Old Airstrip on the Ashdown Forest this afternoon. This bird has been around for several days now so I was well overdue a visit.
- I arrived just after 2 pm and had to wait 20 minutes or so for the shrike to fly in to it's usual place by the pond. It perched right at the top of the largest bush around so showed very prominently and it looked so well in the glorious sunshine.
- However, after just 5 minutes or so it flew off in hot pursuit of a linnet. After tracking this altercation for a couple of minutes the birds disappeared below a line of high trees in the distance. Last I saw, the linnet seemed to have a better than even chance of losing it's assailant. This was the first time I had seen a shrike in this kind of activity so it was quite informative.
Short but very sweet!
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