Rarity finders: Masked Shrike at Kilnsea
Steve Routledge recounts the events leading up to the identification of Britain's third Masked Shrike.
06/10/2014
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Steve Routledge recounts the events leading up to the identification of Britain's third Masked Shrike.
06/10/2014
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