Steppe Grey Shrike

Hi to all,

Steppe Grey Shrike, photographed at Grainthorpe Haven earlier this week, I know it's not the best perch in the world, but it will do as a record shot of what is a very rare bird to have visited our shores, thanks for looking.

Converted in DPP / Processed in CS2 ( Full frame / Cropped for comp )

Canon 1D3, 500F4IS+1.4T/c, Gitzo1325, Wimberley v2
1/1250th @ F6.3 +1/3rd E/comp iso640

Best regards

Andy...

Good one !
Nice to see the bird that has caused all the mud slinging !
JR

A lovely image of such a rarity! Think I would have cropped the white line from the bottom though. Well spotted and taken.

Fran

Andrew

Well spotted a very nice image. Seems to be a year for rare species visiting.

Barry

Eastbourne

Thanks for the comments guys, always appreciated

Mud slinging indeed John, I was there today and some photographers and birders were still standing in the field, trampling the farmers crop, I ever so politely asked them to vacate the field which was met with several expletives but in the end they did return to the path and rightly so seeing as the farmer had given us the use of his land to park our cars, I can't think of another bird that has caused so much ill feeling between birders and photograhers and I don't know why because this is such a confiding bird that will happily land between you feet to look for food !!!

Andy...

ANother rarity, ok not the greatest perch on earth but wish i had it on my files! Nice one!
Rene de Heer

lot of pics of this little bird at the moment going round.great shot shame about the perch but you gotta get what you can at the time well done.

Great record shot Andrew.