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Daurian Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
This looks to be a first winter Daurian Shrike (L. isabellinus), rather than Turkestan Shrike (L. phoenicuroides) due to:
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Overall warm, sandy buff colouration
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Weak, patterned supercilium (including lack of supercilium infront of the eye)
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Subtle buff wash to front and sides of throat
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More obvious buffy colouration along sides of lower breast and flanks
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Even, warm and bright orangey-rufous colouration along whole length of tail
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