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LV 01/10/2013

[ Last edited by wilsondring at 2/10/2013 09:29 ]

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Original posted by gary at 1/10/2013 22:41
It is a brown shrike.

I think we are both wrong .. it may well be the same Red-Backed Shrike which Benjiman has just posted ..

wilsondring

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Original posted by wgeoff at 2/10/2013 08:23
Yes, I think this is the same bird as Benjiman's, I have seen other photos from him.

I think it is a juvenile Red-backed Shrike, from the barring on the head and back, the pale face mask and the squa ...

many thanks .. more of an expert than most of us .. thanks again!

wilsondring

thank you for all the inputs .. if you need any more photos of different views, please let me know, cheers

wilsondring

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Original posted by mchristine at 2/10/2013 15:03

Dear AJohn,

Thank you for your sharing.  Once again, all these bird books and webpages should be advised to be updated if Red-backed Shrike were consistently found in Taiwan, HKG, Japan............ ...

If only the 5th record equates to "consistently found" then yes, maybe they should informed of and updated accordingly...