5th Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius lahtora pallidirostris for The Netherlands
Photograph © Frans Bruinsma
From 16th-26th October 2014 a first-calender-year Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius lahtora pallidirostris was seen at Fort Erfprins / Den Helder / Noord Holland.
If accepted (by the CDNA), this would be the fifth record for the Netherlands, after birds on:
4th – 23rd September 1994: Cocksdorp / Texel / Zuid Holland (first-calender-year)
27th October – 9th November 2012: Hoornder Nieuwland /Texel / Noord Holland (first-calender-year)
29th April – 3rd May 2014: Maasvlakte / Zuid Holland (second-calender-year) > see
12th September 2014: Heinkenszand / Borsele / Zeeland > see
There have been about 85 records in Europe
Presence in the months:
January: 3 / February: 3 / March: 2 / April: 2 / May: 5 / June: 3 / July: 0 / August: 1 / September: 12 / October: 32 / November: 23 / December: 8
There was also a record of a Steppe Grey Shrike in Norfolk till the 16th October. To compare the 2 individuals: Notice the size (and the differences) of the white ‘mirrors’ on the wings of both individuals.