Today's Wildlife Encounter

[noel]

Great Grey Shrike

Saw a bird in the garden I hadn't seen before looked like a tree creeper but bigger, white/grey,black stripe over eye bigger than a tit....then saw a couple out on the Strines road (about a mile away) exactly the same. Theres always bird spotters out there and I asked what it was and he told me, apparently there are a few that nest near upper Midhope...will keep my eyes open for more.

I've always wanted to see one of those.
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/nuthatch