Red-backed Shrike

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Scrubby heathland (ex-breeder).
Diet: Insects, small vertebrates.
Best time to spot: "Butcher bird"; mega-rare now.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Red-backed 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.