The adult male WOODCHAT SHRIKE was showing extremely well this afternoon, favouring the hedgerow that runs north from the Rettenden Turnpike roundabout at the junction of the A132 and A130. On occasions, it was 'singing' from the hedgerow but mainly kept catching Bumblebees in the flowering Blackthorn scrub and sitting for long periods after regurgitating pellets....
There is ample roadside verge parking at 9 degrees 33` 37.80` E, 51 degrees 37` 50.86` N
Other than the fact that it is singing, the black upperparts (rather than grey), restricted white forehead patches, dark rufous-chestnut crown and warm flushed flanks all support the fact that it is a male
A beautiful bird and an impressive find
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