10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED-BACKED SHRIKE»
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Overlapping home ranges do, however, occur; although very limited in the case
of the Red-backed Shrike, which defends a large core area around its nest (
Fornasari et al. 1993). It is more regular in the extreme case of the Lesser Grey
Shrike, ...
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The Natural History of Birds: From the French of the Count ...
The RED-BACKED SHRIKE. L'Ecorcheur, Buff. Lanius-Collurio, Linn. Gmel. Briss
. Brim. Kram, &c. Lanius Minor Rufus, Ray and Will. Lanius Æruginofus Major,
Klein. Ferlotta Rojsa, Zinn. The Lejser Butcher bird, called in Yorklhire Flufher,
Will.
Comte De Buffon, William Smellie, 2010
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Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
GG and imms are similar to Red-backed Shrike, but the tail is rufous both above
and below. Imm is also more lightly barred above than similar aged Red-backed.
Their taxonomic status is controversial and they may be specifically distinct, ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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Issues in Life Sciences—Zoology: 2013 Edition
In this study, we examined the diet (as a measure of prey availability) of two Red-
backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) populations in Denmark, based on more than
11,000 prey items covering seven years.” The news correspondents obtained a ...
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Birds of the Middle East
Immature told from similar immature Red-backed Shrike by absence of white at
base of primaries (rarely small amount present), shorter primary projection (only
four or five primary tips showing beyond tertials), tail shape and underparts
colour; ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
The Red-backed Shrike was then absent from the counties for 40 years and is
now a very rare vagrant. There have been four records since 1985, as follows:
1985 female, Ratby Burroughs, May 25th. 1988 male, Braunston-in-Rutland, ...
Dave Gamble, Roger Davies, Andrew Harrop, 2009
42°E ring range is almost entirely NE of that of the closely related Red-backed
Shrike (857: g.v.), the zone of overlap passing through Uganda, Kenya, NE
Tanzania and S Somalia (Br; AM) . Kenyan: common in a variety of dry, open,
bushed ...
Adrian Lewis, Derek Pomeroy, 1989
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The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Linnaeus CB FB PM collurio Linnaeus
TAXONOMY The western member of the Red-backed Shrike group. Some
dispute over number of subspecies (if any); Roselaar (in BWP) considers
variations too ...
David Parkin, Alan Knox, 2010
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The British cyclopaedia of the arts, sciences, history, ...
As is the case with very many birds, especially with those which are only visitants
and are local, the habits of the red-backed shrike have not been observed with (
he requisite degree of care. It has been unfortunate for the natural history of the ...
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The British Cyclopædia of Natural History: Combining a ...
As is the case with very many birds, especially with those which are only visitants
and are local, the habits of the red-backed shrike have not been observed with
the requisite degree of care. It has been unfortunate for the natural history of the ...
Charles Frederick Partington, 1837
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED-BACKED SHRIKE»
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Never too young to dream about bird watching
... schoolchild browsing the delectable plates of golden oriole, red-backed shrike or hobby could not wait to go out and look for these wonders of the countryside. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
A soaring song and a well-stocked larder stir memories of species lost
A male red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), or butcher bird, now on the verge of ... chestnut wings, dove-grey skull-cap: the butcher bird, the red-backed shrike, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Autumn watchers shrike it lucky
There were shrikes aplenty, too. Besides an isabelline shrike on Orkney, there have been great greys and a generous sprinkling of red-backed shrikes in ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
Warblers and turtle doves join RSPB list of birds at risk of dying out
The panel also identifies the red-backed shrike as extremely rare. Its unmissable pale blue scalp and black face was once a common sight across farms and ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
Rare red-backed shrike causes a flap in Midlands
Please credit: Mark Bolton A female Red Backed Shrike, snapped by a colleague of mine in Bedfordshire a few years ago. Not sure of the gender of the ... «Birmingham Mail, Jun 14»
Birds near Chernobyl Are Adapting to Exposure to Radiation
As part of this research project, scientists captured and studied as many as 152 birds belonging to 16 different species, i.e. red-backed shrike, great tit, barn ... «Softpedia, Apr 14»
I'd never seen a great grey shrike before, and I couldn't get over its …
In Britain we have one breeding species clinging on, the red-backed shrike, which went extinct in 1989 but has made a comeback: a few pairs have nested in ... «The Independent, Dec 13»
Research shows varying fortunes of all 500 British birds
Other birds to see large decreases in range include the lesser spotted woodpecker (41 per cent), red-backed shrike (88 per cent), cirl bunting (84 per cent) and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
Successful fledging for England's only red-backed shrikes – Butcher …
September 2013. RSPB have announced the fledging of two youngsters from the England's only nesting pair of red-backed shrikes in 2013. The birds, at a ... «Wildlife Extra, Oct 13»
Red-backed shrike breeds at new 'secret' Dartmoor site
A bird almost driven to extinction in Britain has successfully bred again on Dartmoor. The red-backed shrike, which used to be found in hay meadows, hedges, ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
