Another period of silence, but this time with somewhat good reason. There simply hasn’t been a lot of birding going on. One could argue, however, that since I’ve gotten two lifers since last time, I should have reason enough. Possibly so, yes…

Anyway, the main event of my birding November so far is of course the Isabelline Shrike. It’s very strange when such a rare bird is totally fearless. Takes away the sport a bit, I think. I was never closer than 8-10 meters on purpose, but people were litteraly sticking their lenses up its beak. Lovely bird, lovely day and also a nice bonus in the shape of a recuperating Sabine’s Gull at really decent distance.

The storm-petrel is hardly worth mentioning in the same blog. Strong winds, rain and an awful lot of distance. Nice observations of Great Skua, White-billed Diver and Gyr Falcon made the day.

Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) adult male