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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor · Rare · +8 points per sighting
Great Grey Shrike

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Open heath, clearfell (winter).
Diet: Voles, small birds, lizards.
Best time to spot: Hangs prey on thorns; "butcher bird".

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Great Grey Shrike. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.

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