Yesterday afternoon (24-9-2003) an immature Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) was fount at the Isle of Texel, the Netherlands. Today the bird was still present.
I have added two video stills to the gallery:
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery...php?photo=11527
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery...php?photo=11526
Michael,
speculigerus as a name became redundant several years ago when the nomenclature of this complex was rearranged due to a wrongly labelled type specimen. Now we have:
phoenicuroides = Turkestan Shrike (mainly Kazakstan)
isabellinus (formerly speculigerus) = Daurian Shrike (mainly Mongolia)
arenarius (formerly isabellinus) = Chinese Shrike (south and west of isabellinus)
The extensive buff wash on the underparts, including ear coverts, and relatively colourless crown indicates isabellinus in this case.
Spud