Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks July · Shrikes · BOU category A
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
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Turkestan Shrike has been recorded in 17 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (1%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in July.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM46 | Suffolk, England | 9 | 2025 | unverified |
| TM47 | Suffolk, England | 1 | 2025 | unverified |
| TA17 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 273 | 2007 to 2023 | unverified |
| HZ27 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 17 | 2023 | unverified |
| TQ60 | East Sussex, England | 7 | 2023 | unverified |
| TA27 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 90 | 2022 | unverified |
| TA24 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 1 | 2022 | unverified |
| HY75 | Sea, off Orkney Islands | 1 | 2020 | unverified |
| HU42 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 5 | 2019 | unverified |
| SV91 | Isles of Scilly, England | 2 | 2003 to 2015 | unverified |
| SW33 | Cornwall, England | 2 | 2014 | unverified |
| TR35 | Kent, England | 1 | 2014 | unverified |
| NZ46 | South Tyneside, England | 1 | 2006 | unverified |
| SS84 | Somerset, England | 3 | 2003 | unverified |
| TR01 | Kent, England | 5 | 2001 | unverified |
| NZ37 | North Tyneside, England | 1 | 2000 | unverified |
| NZ36 | South Tyneside, England | 1 | 2000 | unverified |