‘Steppe’ Grey Shrike 2013-03-03

'Steppe' Grey Shrike. Qatar, 03 March 2013 © Neil G. Morris.
‘Steppe’ Grey Shrike. Qatar, 03 March 2013 © Neil G. Morris.

Without a view of the upperparts, I keep wondering what a first calendar year ‘Arabian’ Shrike would look like. Given they breed as early as December, I wonder how much like this they would look. But presumably they would lack the full supercilium running over bill, such an extensive white scapular area and the buffy underparts?