English and German pencils were not available to the French during the Napoleonic Wars ; France, under naval blockade imposed by Great Britain, was unable to import the pure graphite sticks from the British Grey Knotts mines – the only known source in the world.

Most shrike species have a Eurasian and African distribution, with just two breeding in North America ( the Loggerhead and Great Grey shrikes ).

The shrikes vary in the extent of their ranges, with some species like the Great Grey Shrike ranging across the northern hemisphere to the Newton's Fiscal which is restricted to the island of São Tomé.

** Great Grey Shrike or Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

* Prime Minister Lord Grey ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland )

The most common birds on the Gulf beach of the park during the year are the Willet, Sanderling, Black Skimmer, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Grey Plover, Laughing Gull, Brown Pelican, Reddish Egret, and five species of terns, including the Least Tern, Caspian Tern, Black Tern, Sandwich Tern, and Royal Tern.

Cross sectioned Great Grey Owl specimen showing the extent of the body plumage, Zoological Museum, Copenhagen

It flowed from its source in the Grey and Misty Mountains to the Mouths of Anduin ( Ethir Anduin ) in the Great Sea ( Belegaer ).

His mother was Lady Anne Grey, fourth daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent and his father was Lord Charles Cavendish, third son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire. The family traces its lineage across eight centuries to Norman times and was closely connected to many aristocratic families of Great Britain.

Many of the burghers would have at this time welcomed union with the Transvaal, but learning from Sir George Grey that such a union would nullify the conventions of 1852 and 1854 and necessitate the reconsideration of Great Britain's policy towards the native tribes north of the Orange and Vaal rivers, the project dropped.

When opened, during the worst year of the Great Depression, the bridge was known simply as the Grey Street Bridge.

These include the: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix ), the Nightjar ( Caprimulgus europaeus ), the Woodlark ( Lullula arborea ), the Great Grey Shrike ( Lanius excubitor ), the Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ), the Stonechat ( Oenanthe oenanthe ), the Wryneck ( Jynx torquilla ), the European Green Woodpecker ( Picus viridis ), the Wheatear ( Saxicola torquata ), the Curlew ( Numenius arquata ), the Quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) and the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra ).

The Great Grey Shrike, Northern Grey Shrike, or Northern Shrike ( Lanius excubitor ) is a large songbird species in the shrike family ( Laniidae ).

Within the Great Grey Shrike species itself, there are nine subspecies.

Breeding takes place generally north of 50 ° northern latitude in northern Europe and Asia ( where it is known as the Great Grey Shrike ), and in North America ( where it is known as the Northern Shrike ) north of 55 ° northern latitude in Canada and Alaska.

The Great Grey Shrike is carnivorous, with rodents making up over half its diet.

The scientific name of the Great Grey Shrike literally means " sentinel butcher ": Lanius is the Latin term for a butcher, while excubitor is Latin for a watchman or sentinel.

But most authors cited by Linnaeus – Eleazar Albin, Ulisse Aldrovandi, John Ray and Francis Willughby – called it lanius cinereus major or similar, which is a near-literal equivalent of the common name " Great Grey Shrike ".

A falconer's name for the Great Grey Shrike was Mattages ( s )( e ), which is related to Mat ' agasse from the western Alps.

Within the Great Grey Shrike, 9 subspecies can be recognized.

An adult Great Grey Shrike is a medium-sized passerine about as large as a big thrush, measuring from long.

The Southern Grey Shrike ( L. meridionalis ) was formerly included in the Great Grey Shrike as subspecies.

It is home to more than 140 bird species, including the Great Bowerbird, Red-collared Lorikeet, Crimson Finch, Zebra Finch, Kestrel, Spinifex Pigeon, Barking Owl, Brolga, Budgerigars, and the Wedge-tailed Eagle.

It also harbours breeding pairs of Black Storks ( with the most visible nests in Iberia ), Eagle Owl, Black-shouldered Kites and many grassland birds including Great and Lesser Bustards and Sandgrouse.

* Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

** South American Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus nacurutu

Adult Merlins may be preyed on by larger raptors, especially Peregrine Falcons ( F. peregrinus ), eagle-owls ( e. g., Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus ), and larger Accipiter hawks ( e. g., Northern Goshawk, A. gentilis ).

In India, it is often called the Indian Great Horned Owl, though this may cause confusion with the similarly-named American bird.

It is sometimes referred to as the world's largest owl, although Blakiston's Fish Owl ( B. blakistoni ) is slightly heavier on average and the Great Grey Owl ( Strix nebulosa ) is slightly longer on average.

In comparison, the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ), the world's most widely-distributed owl species, weighs about 500 grams ( 1. 1 lbs ) and the Great Horned Owl ( B. virginianus ), which fills the Eagle Owl's ecological niche in North America, weighs around 1. 4 kg ( 3. 1 lbs ).

* Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl

* Strix nebulosa Great Grey Owl

* Great Oak Tree — Located in the center of the neighborhood, it is residence to Henrietta Pussycat, who lives in a small yellow schoolhouse-shaped structure with red double doors and a yellow bell within the branches of the tree, as well as to X The Owl, whose home is entered through an orange door with crossbeams shaped like an " X ".

Among the latter, the Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ) and the Eurasian Eagle-owl ( B. bubo ) are noted predators of Barn Owls ( though there is little evidence for predation on wild birds by Great Horned Owls ).

The frequently cleansed Chenango River is a haven for wild life, such as the Great Horned Owl and the Eastern Opossum.

* Lake shore areas: Skunk, Raccoon, Great Horned Owl, Short-eared Owl.

Predators of adults include the Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ), Snowy Owl ( Bubo scandiacus ), Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ), Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ), Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis ), Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ), Eurasian Eagle Owl ( Bubo bubo ), and Cooper's Hawk ( Accipiter cooperii ).

The Great Horned Owl will station itself above the lynx and wait for the lynx to flush the prey out of its hiding place.

A partial list is: Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, American Bittern, American Black Duck, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, American Woodcock, Common Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Barred Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Whip-poor-will, Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Grey Jay, Blue Jay, Common Raven, Common Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Common Starling, Red-eyed Vireo, Warblers, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow and Song Sparrow

In some areas it is also called the Great Gray Ghost, Phantom of the north, Cinereous Owl, Spectral Owl, Lapland Owl, Spruce Owl, Bearded Owl and Sooty Owl.

Here are some of the most notable visitor's to the lake: Red-throated Diver ( 1986 ), Great Northern Diver ( 1994 ), Fulmar ( 2001 ) Great Shearwater ( 1999 ), Leach's Petrol ( 1987 ), Gannet ( 2002 ), Night Heron ( 1987 ), Glossy Ibis ( 1987 ), Spoonbill ( 1995 ), Pink footed Goose ( 1992 ), White-Fronted Goose ( 1992 ), Green-Winged Teal ( 1994 ), Ring-Necked Duck ( 1996 ), Long-Tailed Duck ( 1981 ), Velvet Scoter ( 2006 ), Spotted Crake ( 1995 ), Avocet ( 2011 ), Kentish Plover ( 1981 ), Temmick's Stint ( 2004 ), Pectoral Sandpiper ( 1995 ), Purple Sandpiper ( 1977 ), Red-Necked Phalarope ( 1995 ), Grey Phalarope ( 1987 ), Wilson's Phalarope ( 2007 ), Pomarine Skua ( 1982 ), Great Skua ( 1987 ), Sabine's Gull ( 1981 ), Caspian Tern ( 2001 ), Roseate Tern ( 1994 ), Whiskered Tern ( 2001 ), Cetti's Warbler ( 2011 ), Great Reed Warbler ( 2008 ), Golden Oriole ( 1997 ), Lapland Bunting ( 1966 ), Snow Bunting ( 1997 ), and a pair of Black-winged Stilt staying the summer of 1988.