Extinction Advent calendar – Day 5
The Red-Backed Shrike is no longer considered a regular British breeding bird because it became effectively extinct as a breeding species in the UK in 1989.
I saw this one in Italy:
They have as good a sense of sight of any living creature I have ever encountered.
Here’s one I met in Orkney:
They should be widespread here, if only it wasn’t for the habitat destruction and a lack of insect prey they would be delighting us.
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