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  1. buck mulligan

    Jumail abonded villageAbu Al Dhalouf

    Hello everyone We are passing through and just squeezed in a half day And thought that others might like to know about this spot Not on ebird afaik 35W3+2X8 Abu Al Dhalouf This a Google map ref. All sorts of waders Will post the photos when I can Hth BM
  2. buck mulligan

    LBJ Rice fields on the Rio Arade north of Portimão Portugal yesterday

    Hello everyone after a wonderful week in the Algarve... we had great difficulty with a Little Brown Job (LBJ) in the rice fields on the Rio Arade north of Portimão - the rice had been harvested in parts of the field with the remaining stubble much higher than wheat Exact location ...
  3. buck mulligan

    Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) ? Algarve today

    Hello again Please tell me if this really is a short toed lark or not Thanks again
  4. buck mulligan

    Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) Algavre today

    Hello everyone Could someone tell me if this is an Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) or not, please? TIA
  5. buck mulligan

    western France today : Bunting

    Hello we got confused by this one the brown crown the white supercillium the dark bill help pls cheers B
  6. buck mulligan

    western France today : chiffchaff....

    Hello everybody amongst the birds we saw this morning ... These three A - 1,2,3 B - 4,5 C - 7,8 What do you think, please. Cheers B
  7. buck mulligan

    Pipit : Ouessant / Ushant Mid october

    Hello everybody, we have been going through the photos taken during our week on the rock and can"t agree on these two so.... help please. photo #329 is this a Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) ? photo #330 is a ? TIA Buck TIA Buck
  8. buck mulligan

    western France Brittany coast 30/08 : Is this "just" a Dunlin ?

    Hello everybody we came out of our swim in the sea to find this bird on the beach It just didn't seem have the jizz of a Dunlin we "saw" very long legs and bill... and generally just more slender and elegant It was feeding very slowly mostly on the dry sand and walking away (not...
  9. buck mulligan

    Southen Brittany France today Manx Shearwater with long legs

    Hello everybody we were lucky enought to get to spend the day on the ocean :) We thought this was a Manx Shearwater but the legs seem too long Help please TIA Buck ps we dipped on the Wilson's Storm Petrel :/
  10. buck mulligan

    little stint (Calidris minuta) ? Western france

    Hello everyone We just saw these two this evening near Angers (Chevingy) First thoughts were Little Sint What do you think please They seemed a bit slow and much smaller than the little ringed plover that were feeding with them
  11. buck mulligan

    Western france yesterday

    Hello everybody This is photo was taken yesterday next to Chevigny Pond, near Angers Are the tail feathers white or is it an artifact of the photo TIA
  12. buck mulligan

    feather : BoP ? western France today

    Hello everybody we found this feather (16cm long)this morning near an almost dried out salt marsh on the estuary of the Vilaine I've tried Featherbase and dont think it is a : Common Busard Kite Marsh Harrier but then I know even less out feather idntification than ... TIA Buck
  13. buck mulligan

    Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta ? Western France today

    Hello everybody could someone please confirm, or if not correctly identify, that this is "just" a Melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) sthe bird was seen in the bushes on the edge of Chevigny outside Angers TIA
  14. buck mulligan

    Ouessant\ Ushant :wagtail and ?chat ?

    Hello everybody what do you think of these birds we saw on Ouessant Octobre 20 2021 TIA Buck
  15. buck mulligan

    Monfragüe

    Hello we are heading to Monfragüe for a week in September (after Orgambideska :) I have read the trip report from 3ItalianBirders (thanks again ) and am looking for any other ideas we are planing to stay in Torrejón el Rubio and the main objective is photography of raptors TIA Buck
  16. buck mulligan

    western France : First year Reed warbler : Acrocephalus scirpaceus ?

    Hello everybody we saw this this evening In a, very dry, hedge at least 500m from the closest water your help please TIA B
  17. buck mulligan

    western france today : please confirm American Wigeon _Mareca americana

    Hello everybody saw these on the sewage lagoon in the village or are they ""just escaped Chiloé wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) TIA BM
  18. buck mulligan

    western France today : Warbler ?

    Hello everybody we saw this today : in a hedge next to a stream but no reeds nearby the throat and breast seemed more streaked than in this, the only photo we were able to get TIA BM
  19. buck mulligan

    Western France- near Crozon Warbler ?

    Hello Looking through the photos taken today We found this strangely beaked "warbler" Is it just an artifact of the photo? Taken in a hedge close to the sea Tia BM
  20. buck mulligan

    western France -Brittany today : Raptor

    Hello My wife just found this in her photos from this morning Taken in over a dry marsh near the sea TIA BM
  21. buck mulligan

    western France -Brittany today Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta ??

    Hello everybody saw this in the dried marshes near the sea this morning your opinion ? please BM
  22. buck mulligan

    peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) Western France yesterday

    Hello everybody we saw this Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) yesterday on the tidal shore in Southern Brittany We didn't see it taking the Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) but we did see it plucking some feathers But the, surprisingly to us, it flew off with the carcass in its claws...
  23. buck mulligan

    Little stint or something else ? western France today

    Hello everybody we saw this small wader this evening We didn't see it flying or indeed moving at all we only have this photo I think it a Little Stint but it seemed to have "long" beak and I have never seen a Little Stint just sit there without moving for more than 30' It was behind a rock...
  24. buck mulligan

    Falco peregrinus calidus ???? western France today

    Hello everybody we saw this very gray Peregrine falcon (?) today in a tree in the middle of a dried out marsh 1.5 km from the sea and the estuary of the Loire it didn't move for nearly 15' But of course moved off as soon as my photographer caught up with me It just ignored the smaller...
  25. buck mulligan

    western France today : immature Brant goose ?

    Hello amongst the hundreds of Brant (Branta bernicla) already here on the estuary we got this one Is it an immature ? or... thanks in advance BM
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