Cannock Chase.

Oh to be retired!! I was desperate to visit Cannock Chase to see the Great Grey Shrike, but with work commitments, I was not even able to accompany The Seal the first time he went, so with time booked off and at least a sunny day promised, I woke up in great excitement, only to get a message when we were half way there that the Shrike had been seen in another part of the Chase, luckily we continued on and found that it was in fact a second Shrike that had been seen, although a lot less aproachable, the one we were after was in it's usual place and was great to see, even to the point of it showing off too close to us to photograph.

Great Grey Shrike.

Great Grey Shrike.

Great Grey Shrike.

Great Grey Shrike.