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    Coucal in Mapungubwe National Park (South Africa)

    I believe Senegal Coucal is also in that area, but I agree this is Burchell's due to the barring on the upper tail.
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    Weavers - Zambia

    Thanks for your help.
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    Weavers - Zambia

    This was taken in North Luangwa National Park in August 2019. On range the only red-eyed weavers which would be expected are Southern Masked and Village. Any thoughts?
  4. W

    Brown Argus or Common Blue.

    I agree it seems to be Common Blue. Brown Argus shouldn't have the spot I've marked with the red arrow, and the two spots with blue arrows should be closer together (more like a figure of eight).
  5. W

    Trip to Kenya

    2. Looks like Orange-breasted Bush Shrike.
  6. W

    Hi does anyone know what this bird is?

    Jays are reasonably common in woodland in the Inverness area - much more so than magpies.
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    Wagtail/Pipit from Netherlands

    Certainly not common in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, nor parts of western England. A yellow wagtail of any subspecies would be an exciting find over at least half the UK!
  8. W

    Please help

    I have no expertise in North American birds, but it sounds rather like a Blue Jay.
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    Song recording - Strontian, Lochaber, UK

    Thanks all
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    Song recording - Strontian, Lochaber, UK

    Thanks. I had some (rather unsatisafactory) views of the bird and was fairly sure it was a Garder Warbler. It's good to know that the song is consistent with that ID, if not completely conclusive.
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    Song recording - Strontian, Lochaber, UK

    Thanks. Here's another, slighly longer, recording. You can hear both the start and end of the song in this one, so it's not really going on and on and on.
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    Song recording - Strontian, Lochaber, UK

    This was recorded today - 31 May - in Ariundle Oakwood NNR at Strontian in Lochaber. I believe it is a Garden Warbler, but confirmation would be welcome.
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    Owl - Namibia

    My understanding is that the presence or absence of fine barring (as opposed to large blotches) on the lower breast is a much more reliable feature than eye colour. Fine barring on this bird makes it a Spotted Eagle Owl.
  14. W

    Teal?

    Yes, teal.
  15. W

    BOP identification in the French pyrenees.

    Might it be a juvenile harrier - perhaps Montague's? The colour pattern in the second/third photo looks quite a good match for this, although I realise this may contain artifact.
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