Lesser grey shrike / Schwarzstirnwürger (Lanius minor)

Wikipedia: Lesser grey shrike Source: OTHER Lesser_Grey_Shrike_by_Daniel_Bastaja.jpg
Classification: Genus Lanius; Family Shrikes (Laniidae)
General: The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in South and Central Europe and western Asia in the summer and migrates to winter quarters in southern Africa in the early autumn, returning in spring. It is a scarce vagrant to western Europe, including Great Britain, usually as a spring or autumn erratic. [more]
Song: Two very different types of territorial song: Most diagnostic is the short song which consists of a single, parakeet-like "irtscha". Like in a sneeze, with rapidly rising and falling pitch. Given monosyllabic, disyllabic or in series. Other song type very varied with lots of mimicry of other birds and mammals. Similar to Woodchat Shrike but usually also includes the call from the short song. The varied song is more subdued in mated males. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a series of Magpie-like "che-che-che". [Link]
Physical details: length=20 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=41-50 g

🔍 No documented observation