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Lanius meridionalis
The race L. m. meridionalis is resident in southern Europe and north Africa. It is slightly smaller and darker than the Great Grey Shrike, and prefers dry open country.This medium-sized passerine bird eats large insects, small birds and rodents. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a "larder". This was observed in Playa de Tamarit, Santa Pola, Alicante. It was flying around the telephone cables that cross the area.
In this case, shoreline field.
Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 27, 2012
3 Comments
Yes, that one also looks like it could be a Great Grey. Here's my spotting of a Lesser Grey that shows the black forehead:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...
Bernadette, you may be right so I changed the spotting name. What do you think about the previous spotting I have?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/104...
Marta~ Do you think this could be a Great Grey or Southern Grey Shrike? From what I've been reading the Lesser Grey has a broader black band across its forehead, not just the the mask through the eye. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grey_...