Iseablline Shrike.
On hearing news of a Isabelline Shrike showing well at Worth Marshes i made haste and headed there and after bumping into one or two Kent birders on route i was soon enjoying close fabulous views of this stunning bird , here are a selection of pics i took :
Eating a Dragonfly.
Taking off.
In sunlight.
Wing patch & white supercillium.
Whitish underparts.
No doubt there will be some debate over the "Race " of this bird which i will happily leave to the experts . This has been a great year for Shrikes for me with this bird being my 5th different species this year.
Edit: This bird has been confirmed by SBBO as being a Turkestan Shrike.
Updated Edit ; The BOURC have now lumped all 1st year Isabelline Shrikes 'Races' as Isabelline Shrikes and not into a species ie : Daurian or Turkestan.
