Turkestan Shrike
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal scrub (very rare).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Rusty crown; black mask.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Brown Shrike · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Daurian Shrike · Coastal scrub (rare vagrant)
- Masked Shrike · Mediterranean scrub (very rare)
- Lesser Grey Shrike · Open country (very rare)
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- Long-tailed Shrike · Open ground (extreme vagrant)
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