Great Grey Shrike Taken at Dalkeith Country Park on 17th March 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Great Grey Shrike. Species: Order: Family: Local names: Lanius excubitor. Passeriformes. Laniidae. Site Of Nest: Food: Plumage:   Eggs: Built in April or May more than 1 m above ground in trees. Small vertebrates and large invertebrates.  More... The upperparts are pearl grey, tinged with brown. The cheeks and chin as well as a thin and often hard-to-see stripe above the eye are white, and a deep black mask extends from the beak through the eye to the ear coverts; the area immediately above the beak is grey. The shoulder feathers are white, and the wings are black with a white bar. The tail is black, long, and pointed at the tip. 3 - 9,usually 7 Voice