Do you know if the Grey Shrike-Thrush migrates from its habitats in NSW.
I had a very friendly Grey Shrike-Thrush who was a frequent visitor many times a day.His name was Shrikey.Shrikey would follow me around my vegie patch and dart around the shovel as I dug up grubs for him and his feathered mates.
I fed him maggots and curl grubs.He would bash the large curl grubs to death and fling there innards everywhere,.,shocking table manners.
He was a real character and would even come inside my house and jump around me on my lounge.
But I haven't seen him since the end of September and am wondering and hoping that he has just gone off for some sexual hanky panky or has headed off somewhere distant.
Just recently I have heard and seen another Grey Shrike-Thrush, but it isn't Shrikey.
I dread the thought that his friendliness has been his demise through visiting other people and got done in by a cat.
I've had to kill a lot of feral cats who started to stalk the many birds who enjoy my hospitality of a large bird bath and plenty of fresh meat nibbles, insects and some seed.
Sorry but shrike thrushes are sedentary birds, don't migrate. It is possible that your bird has found somewhere better nearby, maybe a good place for nesting.