A round up of our bird ringing activities (all birds ringed under licence from the British Trust for Ornithology with schedule one authority where appropriate), birding trips and other wildlife sorties within the UK and whenever we get chance, elsewhere.
Sunday 4 December 2011
Suffolk - 4 December 2011
A visit yesterday to see a Great Grey Shrike at Slough SF had been unsuccessful mid pm, but today heading along the A14 at 70mph near Bury St Edmunds, a bird flys from the adjacent field/heath (Barham Bottom TL771662), across in front of us, lands in the central reservation on a bush in clear view, and despite passing at 70, with the bird 5 feet or less from the car, we both said at the same time, Great Grey Shrike! So next time you get a report from a passing train - it might just be true - it does happen! Probably one of the closest views with the naked eye we have ever had, sadly so brief.