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    House finch ? Switzerland

    Hello, A non indigenous Finch is currently showing up and singing in a garden in Eastern Switerzland. Pictures tend to think it is a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), which is quite commonly held in captivity in Europe. However, the recording of the song is totaly different than that I could...
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    Birding in Southwestern France (end of July)

    Hi everyone, I'll spend 2 weeks in the end of July, travelling by car from Bordeaux to Toulouse through Arcachon, Bayonne/Biarritz and the Pyrenees. No plan is really fixed yet... I'm looking for good spots to see the following species : - White-backed Woodpecker - Iberian Chiffchaff -...
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    Crested & Thekla larks - Southern Portugal

    Hello, Mid-april, I spend a few days with some birdwatcher collegues in southern Portugal, mainly in the Castro Verde region. The habitat is mostly composed by large grassland and steppe-like areas, with rocky soils in some places and other types of habitats (olive-tree or cork oak plantations...
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    (thrush) nightingale ? SW Ukraine

    Dear all, I was in May-June in the Carpathian Mountains, in SW Ukraine. In this area, both the common nightingale and the thrush nightingale can be found, though a correct and confident identification is never an easy thing for people like me who are not experienced with Luscinia luscinia. Can...
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    Field camp in Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains

    Dear all, The Swiss ornithological institute is very soon conducting a field camp in SW Ukraine, in order to fill "gaps" for the European Breeding Bird Atlas (EBBA2). We are leaving next monday (May 22nd) for 3 weeks (until 10th June). I struggled to find bird trips reports from this area, do...
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    Siberian chiffchiff ? Switzerland

    and 3 more pictures
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    Siberian chiffchiff ? Switzerland

    Hello, Tonight, just before sunset, I spotted a pale chiffchaff among a small group of "normal" ones. Here are several pictures (cropped but not processed). I'm not experienced in nordic/siberian chiffchaff ID and I'm therefore asking for your help. To me it's a good candidate for a siberian...
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    Carduelis flammea/cabaret ? - Switzerland

    Hello, Despite I know it is not possible to distinguish flammea/cabaret ssp on the field, I would be interested to have your opinion about this rather pale Redpoll. It was taken a few days ago in southern Switzerland... Thank you, Jérémy
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    Hybrid/domestic duck in Switzerland

    Hi, Could anyone tell me what kind of a duck this is ? Seen today (18.1.15) in southern Switzerland. Thanks !
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    Arctic skua in Bulgaria - July 2014

    Hello, While visiting a friend in the northern coast of Bulgaria (Yailata/Kamen Bryag near Cape Kaliakra) I randomly observed an adult arctic skua migrating south along the coast on the 25th of July. I could not find much information about the occurrence of this species in the Black Sea and...
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    Bird guide for Namibia ?

    Hi everyone, Everthing is in the title ;) I'm going to spend 3 weeks in this amazing country this summer. What Bird ID guide would you advise ? Thanks !
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    Looking for birding spots in Scotland

    Thanks for your answers and for the link to the other thread. Are Hogganfield Loch, Lochwinnoch and Baron's Haugh also interesting in winter ?
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    Birdwatching near Glasgow

    Hello, I'll be in Glasgow from 28th december untill mid-January to visit a friend and I'm looking for some good spots for birdwatching in this area. I've already noted your recommendations : Hogganfield, Lochwinnoch, Baron's Haugh, Dumbarton... but I wonder if these places are also interesting...
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    Looking for birding spots in Scotland

    Hello, I'll be in Glasgow from 28th december untill mid-January to visit a friend (so it's not a birdwatching trip). But still, as I can't travel without watching birds I'm looking for some good spots for birdwatching in this area :). What would you advise me ? And what interesting species are...
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    Acrocephalus sp, Southern Switzerland

    Hello, I've just watched this bird this morning in marshes, in Valais (southern part of Switzerland). To me it's probably a late reed warbler (it seems injured on the right flank, which could explain that it is not able to migrate... Yet the bird could fly apparently well). But I'm still asking...
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