East Coker - Sun 7 Jun

A morning visit to Sutton Bingham failed to deliver, with nothing really of note other than a couple of Little Egrets, so I didn't hang around long and just headed back home. Driving through East Coker I noticed a different looking bird on a power line near the village hall so pulled over and got out of the car to take a look and found myself staring at a Woodchat Shrike!

This is my first self-found shrike and certainly not something I was expecting so close to home. It looked to be a female as it was not quite bright enough to be a male. I watched it for several minutes before it dropped to the ground and I lost view behind a hedge. An absolutely amazing bird and I was very lucky to find it.