10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAT GREY SHRIKE»
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
GREAT GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor Plate 85 Du - Klapekster Fr - Pie-
grieche grise Ge - Raubwiirger Sw - Varfagel N. Am - Northern Shrike
Identification: 9W (24cm). Boldest, largest and longest-tailed shrike of region, with
striking grey, ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Adult Great Grey Shrike. Long-tailed but short primary projection. Grey
upperparts 'mask' overforehead, no supercilium, deep bill and long primary
projection. with white scapulars and supercilium. Juvenile Lesser Grey Shrike.
Note structure ...
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A Field Guide to the Birds of China
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis Nan huibolao PLATE 66 Description:
As Great Grey Shrike but with white or pinkish un-vermiculated under- parts,
white lores and broad white wing bar and paler bill. Iris — brown; bill — grey or
horn; ...
John Ramsay MacKinnon, 2000
Birdhunting is relatively rare but regular in some larger species like the Great
Grey Shrike, which may then adopt a flight recalling a Sparrowhawk Accipiter
nisus (Cramp and Perrins 1993); in Alaska, the Great Grey Shrike has also been
seen ...
5
Birds of the Middle East
Lanius (meridionalis) pallidirostris L: 25. Much as Great Grey Shrike with very
pale grey upperparts, white underparts usually blushed pinky-buffon breast and
flanks, pale (not black) lores, broad white wing-bar not extending onto
secondaries; ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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The Complete Fauna of Iran
Eskandar Firouz. summer visitors, the large southern grey shrike remains
throughout the year in most of its range in Iran, while its close relative the great
grey shrike is a winter visitor from breeding areas further north. l;iv\ shrike (l.inuuf
i:\rubilor ...
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New Holland Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
6 Great Grey Shrike L 24 cm Lanius excubitor ID The only shrike that winters in
north and central Europe, sits prominently on bushes and cables. Large, long tail,
plumage grey, white and black, forehead grey. Juv barred grey below. V Simple ...
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Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
Typical featureS The Red-backed Shrike often impales its prey on thorns, making
it easier for the bird to shred its food into more manageable- sized pieces. Typical
featureS The great grey Shrike looks for prey from a high perch or while ...
9
The Penny cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
... Warfogel of the Swedes; Kluvert of the Norwegians: the Berg-Aelster, Grossere
Neuntoder, and Gemeine Wurger of the Germans ; Greater Butcher-Bird or
Mattagess of Wtllugliby ; Mountain Magpie, Murdering Pie, Great Grey Shrike,
Shrcek, ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1841
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Feasting, Fowling and Feathers: A History of the ...
... Tyrannus dominicensis Great Auk Pinguinus impennis Great Bustard Otis tarda
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus
arundinaceus ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAT GREY SHRIKE»
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One fifth of Europe's birds are facing the threat of extinction
... Herring Gull; Black Guillemot; Little Swift; Kingfisher; Great Grey Shrike; Siberian Tit; Willow Tit; Dupont's Lark; Calandra Lark; Arctic Warbler; ... «Surfbirds News, Jun 15»
Birdwatch: Silvery migrants undercover amid the blackbirds
A great grey shrike continued to be seen at Midhope Moor, South Yorkshire while another was discovered at Dean Head reservoir, ... «Yorkshire Post, Apr 15»
'One of my greatest moments in birdwatching' - one enthusiast's …
"I DISCOVERED the bird at just after 11am on March 24, I had just watched the great grey shrike with a few other Durham bird club members ... «Wear Valley Advertiser, Apr 15»
12 wonderful words from TED
Other creatures that engage in nuptial gift-giving are certain arachnids, certain crickets, and the great grey shrike a raptor-like bird, for which the ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
This field fought and fed
In the sheep fields beyond the wood a great grey shrike, a rare visitor, has settled in for the winter (but I don't see him). The airfield might be ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Birdwatch: Dippers
Another great grey shrike has been seen in South Yorkshire, this time on a golf course at Bawtry. Anyone coming to see the bird must first report ... «Yorkshire Post, Feb 15»
How the Iron Curtain's great wasteland became Europe's ribbon of life
Many of the birds, like the great grey shrike, the boy had never seen before. If the guards on the other side of the border would only take a ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»
Bird Notes: Scoters on a Sunday
In Denbighshire, a Great Grey Shrike was again at Craig Bron-banog in the Clocaenog Forest and the Black-necked Grebe remains in ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Birdwatch: Great grey shrike
The great grey shrike is a winter visitor to this country, mostly from Norway, with an average of 150 records a year. In winter they are solitary ... «Yorkshire Post, Feb 15»
Birdwatcher's Diary No.81
A view across Frensham Common as we tried to hunt down the great grey shrike. Visiting Frensham Common on another trip out with Dougal ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Feb 15»
