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Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)

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Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)

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Woodchat shrike Shrikes Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
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Lanius senator Laniidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

La Ràpita, Tarragona, Spain

2024:04:22 11:50:08
Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)
OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 266 m

Lithotopos (Iraklia Municipal Unit, Irakleia Municipality, Central Macedonia, Greece)

2026:05:05 07:35:30
Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 38.6 m

The Red-headed Shrike was the most abundant bird in the landscape during the trip. We constantly heard the nightingale, singing everywhere, but never saw it.

Torrecillas de la Tiesa, Extremadura, Spain

2026:04:13 09:49:46
Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 34.2 m

Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain

2026:04:08 16:08:40
Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 76.6 m

Where I have seen this species

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