The 2 adult Black-necked Grebe remain at the west end. 2 juvenile Great Egret were new arrivals, also 6 Little Egret were noted. A Black-tailed Godwit was on the north shore. 9 Common Sandpiper were along the dam. 15 LRP were counted, also a new family of 3 chicks were on the north shore. 195 Tufted Duck were counted + a new brood of 11 ducklings at the west end. A Clouded Yellow Butterfly was at the west end.
Yesterday, I took the trip to Crail in Fife to see a Long-tailed Shrike. We arrived at first light and were watching it by 5am. The bird was elusive in the cool overcast conditions, but once it warmed up a bit, the bird performed much better.
This becomes the 2nd record for Britain following a bird on the Isle of Harris on the Western Isles in 2000. Long-tailed Shrike breed in much of South Asia and west to Iran. They have a distinctive black mask that goes over the bill. Greyish head and upper mantle fusing into warm rusty brown lower mantle, flanks and rump. The tail is noticeably longer than other Shrike species.
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