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    Acrocephalus (?) Warbler from Oman

    3/3/24, Al Mughsayl area. I'd say Eurasian Reed Warbler but the choice of habitat and way of moving around was quite baffling. Very dry wadi with a few bushes. Very actively flitting around there, occassionally also on the ground. Water not too far away, maybe 500 metres or so. Did not vocalise.
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    Wheatear from Oman

    Just a Northern Wheatear? That's what I think but not totally happy with ... Southern Oman, 28/2/24
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    Whitethroat? Warbler? Oman Feb 2024

    An extreme crop. In the field I thought I had a Lesser Whitethroat but now I'm not quite happy with that (leg colour, alula, eyering, ear-coverts). Could this be a female Menetries's Warbler? A bird I´ve never seen so am totally unfamiliar with that one. Al Ghubrah Bowl, Oman, 25/2/2024
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    Snipes from Oman, Feb 2024

    Saw several Snipes in Oman but am unable to determine if I photographed Pin-tailed or Common Snipe. Do not have any flight shots. The few times I did see Snipes fly they had white trailing edges (so were Common Snipes). Possible to tell from these photos? The first two individuals from the...
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    Desert Lark, Oman, end of February 2024

    All Desert Larks I assume? Three different birds, the first two from the North (Wakan village in Al Ghubrah the first, montane habitat, Wadi near Quariyat for the second), and the third one from the desert close to Mudday. The book says a lot of variations for this species but the Northern and...
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    Sand Plovers from Oman, 02/2024

    Having little experience with Tibetan (formerly Lesser) and Greater Sand Plover I find telling them apart really tricky. The darkish feet seem to indicate all Tibetan but they could well be just dirty. My flying one does seem to have well projecting legs (indicating Greater?). All birds from...
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    Eagle from Oman, 02/2024

    Just starting to wade through my photos from a short trip to Oman from last week. Really not sure about this one - is this a "fulvescent" Greater Spotted Eagle? Taken in Dhofar, close to Taquah. Thanks in advance!
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    Tyrannulet/Elaenia from Guyana

    I´m really unsure about this one (not that I have much experience with neotropic birds) - Yellow-Crowned Tyrannulet? Guyana, 18/2/23, Rupununi Area (near Rock View Lodge), on the edge of hill with lots of bushes and smaller trees, open grassland around. Very heavy crop! Bill seems to be red when...
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    Cost of transport

    Hi, I am joining a group tour to Ecuador this August and would like to privately add on three nts at Wild Sumaco Lodge after that. Could anybody tell me what costs I should reasonably expect for getting there and back from/to Quito? My operator gave me a quote which I found far too high - about...
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    Cost of transportation to/from Wild Sumaco

    Sorry, double thread - don´t know how I did that.
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    Bird of Prey from Western Uganda, 02/22

    Sorry for the quality - extreme crop in lousy light. Is this raptor IDable? Kinda hoping it could be a Cassin´s but really not sure. Seen a bit North of Kibale Forest NP. Thanks in advance!
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    Bird from Kenya, Ol Pejeta, 11/21

    I´m quite clueless about this one. Lark, Pipit? I´ve labelled it as a juv. Yellow-Throated Longclaw because of the head pattern but that does not really seem to be a good fit either. Thanks in advance!
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    Swifts from Kenya

    Swifts are way over my head - is it possible to identify these two? I think the second bird was much larger, similar to Alpine Swifts also present (so much easier to ID!). But there were a lot of different Swifts around so my memory could deceive me. I have them as Scarce Swift (1st bird) and...
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    Irania (?) in Kenya, 11/21

    Not quite sure about this bird, photographed in the Kenyan highlands, Nyeri Area (Sandai Farm) - could this be an Irania (White-Throated Robin)? Thanks in advance!
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    Weaver (?) from the Aberdares in Kenya, 11/21

    I´m stumped by this one, and do remember I was confused when I saw it. Baglafecht Weaver is my best guess, but it seemed to be very small (I know that can be deceiving), and moved more like a Waxbill than a Weaver. And those bluish eyes ... Thanks in advance!
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    Black Bird of Prey Kenya (Highlands)

    Not sure about this one- Augur Buzzard? Shouldn´t it have a red tail? Photo taken in the Aberdares, 11/21 Thanks in advance!
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    Juvenile Citril Finch or Redpoll, Carinthia/Austria, June 2020

    No problem with separating the adults of these two species - but I find it bafflingly tricky to ID this juvenile. Both species were around. Thanks in advance!
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    Montagu´s or Pallid Harrier, Tirol/Austria, May 17th 2020

    Really unsure about this Harrier I saw last Sunday, and I´ve heard all opinions from friends without a clear consensus - Montagu´s to Pallid to hybrid. Montagu´s is a very rare migrant in Tirol, Pallid would of course be exceptional. Would really appreciate the input of the experts here. Thanks...
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    Widowbird (?) from Gabon, 01/08/19

    I know Widowbirds are often unsolvable but the males here look distinctive enough. But I can´t find a good match. I assume all birds are the same species, they were in one flock. My best guess is Yellow-Mantled Widowbird between plumages but shouldn´t there be some Yellow somewhere? Or am I on...
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    Wheatear from Bulgaria

    Taken South of Sofia in a quarry, last weekend. Just a Northern Wheatear or possibly a moulting Black-Eared Wheatear (a bird I have no familiarity with at all)? Thanks in advance.
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    Some birds from Botswana

    All from Botswana, February 2019. 1.) I assume this is a juvenile Fork-Tailed Drongo? (Maun) 2.) Willow Warbler or something else? (Distant, heavy crop) (Moremi NP) 3.) No idea about this one - unfortunately it was very far away. (Moremi NP, deep in the Delta on a boat trip)
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    Long-Tailed Paradise Whydah? (Botswana)

    Taken in Khwai, Botswana, Feb 9th. Not quite sure about this one - a female Long-Tailed Paradise Whydah? Heavy crop here, so not the best quality. Thanks in advance!
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    Oriole, Botswana?

    Taken in Khwai, Botswana, 8/2/19. A juvenile Oriole? African Golden or Eurasian? Or something completely different? Thanks in advance!
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    Bird from Khwai, Botswana

    I´m probably missing something obvious but I cannot quite figure this one out. A juvenile Brown-Crowned Tchagra or something like that? Quite a heavy crop. Taken Feb 7th. Thanks in advance!
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    Weaver, Lark & Pipit from Botswana

    All taken in Savuti (Botswana), 6/2. 1. I assume a juvenile Red-Billed Buffalo Weaver? (Bill Colour not quite as in the books). 2,3: A Rufous-Naped Lark or something else? (Monotonous maybe?) Nr. 4 is a definite Rufous-Naped for comparison´s sake. 5: African Pipit? It´s just the lower...
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