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Robin - Cuc Phuong February, Vietnam
Yes, we had both seen a couple of the Shortwing species, including "liangbianensis" the week before, to which it definitely appeared to not be particularly similar. Thanks for this guys - not going to put it down as a tick but nice to have a more concrete idea of the ID! Here's out trip report...- AUYB
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Robin - Cuc Phuong February, Vietnam
Very interesting - see, we were so sure of JRobin until we checked the field guide and realised that the sizes were as so: Shortwing: 11-12.5cm Jap Robin: 14-15cm Sib Blue Robin: 13.5-14.5cm Ruf-tailed Robin: 14cm and the bird we saw was definitely smaller than both SBRob and RTRob (the latter...- AUYB
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Robin - Cuc Phuong February, Vietnam
Hi guys, Have a tricky one - a small bird about 2kms up the Valley Trail in Cuc Phuong National Park in north Vietnam on the 2nd of Feb. No photo, but a small bird which we narrowed down to female Lesser Shorting, Rufous-tailed Robin or Japanese Robin. We had a lot of issue separating these, as...- AUYB
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RFI: Israel July
Thanks Steve - only just saw your reply! I'm used to working hard for birds, so have planned half a week in the north, where apparently the drinking pools will have most of the high-altitude breeders visiting during the morning, and some times in desert areas in the south, where almost all the... -
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RFI: Israel July
Hi everyone, I'll likely have 4 or 5 days free in Israel during late July - am trying to decide what to do with myself. Having never visited Europe or the Middle East, I would really appreciate suggestions for the best one or two sites to see Middle Eastern specialties, (eg: not sure if Sinnai...