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Isabelline Shrike

            This first winter Isabelline Shrike, possibly of the subspecies phoenicuroides ("Turkestan Shrike"), was found in a garden at Herdlevær in Hordaland county, Western Norway on 15 November 2003. It was hunting for prey on the ground, and managed to catch a Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes just before dark. At times it was very skulky, and hid beneath dense Rhododendron-bushes. The bird was gone the following morning.

There were only eight Norwegian records up to 2002, and this was the second for Hordaland county. The previous records include four birds in May or June, and four autumn birds from late september to early november. This bird is actually the latest ever to be found in Norway, and only the second in its first calendar year.

Digiscoped in poor light with 1/7 sec. shutter.

Taken in: Norge / Hordaland Fylke / Øygarden (show map)

Taken on: November 15, 2003

Tags:

lanius isabellinus

rødhalevarsler

isabelline shrike

shrikes

varsler

varslere

rarities

digiscoping

fugler

birds

aves

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Sets appears in: • Rare birds in Norway • Digiscoping more » • Shrikes • Rødhalevarsler (Isabelline Shrike) « less

Groups appears in: • Bird rarities in the Western Palearctic

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