A very slow sea watch this morning was brought to an abrupt end by a call from DW asking if I wanted to join him LG and GH on a twitch to Het Zwin, Knocke, Belgium to see a Long-tailed Shrike. Needless to say I didn't need to be asked twice. We left around 10.30 A.M. and about 2.0 PM arrived on site, after driving past a field with 4 White Storks. The Shrike was showing almost immediately though mostly a little to distant for good images, but gave excellent scope views.
It was an excellent trip and big thank you to Gill for doing the driving and finding the Fritterie on the way home.
It's brilliant that we can see birds in France, Belgium and Holland with less hassle than going to Norfolk and Yorkshire and on superb clean roads, unlike our pot holed, litter strewn, over crowded road system.
Long-tailed Shrike
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