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    Headless wood pigeon

    Hello, I saw a freshly killed wood pigeon near my house just outside Paris. It was headless but relatively unscathed otherwise. Are their any raptors that would decapitate a pigeon like this, and leave the rest of the kill untouched? Or is this the work of a dog or a cat? There is a forest...
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    Dunlin? Paris, France, 25 Sept

    I saw this very small wader with a long bill. It looks dunlin-like to me but was hoping to confirm with the experts. Including one un-cropped photo for size comparison.
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    Diving Duck, Paris, France. 23 Sept 2023

    Hi all, I saw this solitary diving duck in a large flooded quarry along the Seine this morning. Would you say Juvenile Pochard, Tufted, Ferruginous ?
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    Garden Warbler or ChiffChaff? Forest just outside Paris, France, 24 June

    Accidentally came close to a nest and two warblers chirped aggressively at me. I thought a garden warbler at first, but it seems to be a little too much yellow, is it a chiff chaff?
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    Fontainebleau Forest, France - 17 June - Mistle Thrush?

    Yesterday early morning in Fontainebleau, I heard a golden oriole briefly singing nearby and then saw two birds land in the trees. I was far away and used all the zoom I had. As much as I hoped to see the oriole my instinct in the field was mistle thrush, but looking at the photo I have my...
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    Honey Buzzard? Just outside Paris, France - 26 May 2023

    I saw this raptor this morning as it was soaring in the distance. The pictures aren't great. My initial thought was just another common buzzard so I hestiated to even snap a photo, but this one seemed a little bit off. The tail seemed too long and the overall shape didn't feel like a buzzard (to...
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    Best birding in Europe?

    I have a lot of fun browsing ebird's data and I noticed that the UK has the highest species count in Europe with 616 species, which is higher than #2 Spain (603 species). I thought this was maybe due to more birders in the UK, which may be true, but to my surprise there are actually over 100k...
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    Hobby or Peregrine? Paris, France, 12 May

    I saw a Falco this afternoon circling some water on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne. The lighting is terrible but I was hoping someone could confirm the ID. I thought Hobby in the field, but looking at the photos I thought it could possibly be a Peregrine. I've never ID'd a peregrine with...
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    Greenshank or Wood Sandpiper? Just outside Paris, FR -- 1 May 2023

    I saw two greenshanks while out a flooded gravel pit just outside Paris last week. This third tringa was a bit further off, and seemed to have a much whiter lore and supercilium. Is this a Wood Sandpiper? Cheers, Peter
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    Are Guided Birding Holidays fun?

    I've been birding regularly for about 5 years now and I go birding on almost every trip I take, but I've never done a holiday dedicated to birding. I'm always very tempted by these "8 days in Spain", "14 days in South Africa", "3 weeks in Colombia" type trips. They sound like great fun even if...
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    Whitethroat? Souss Massa, Morocco - April 12

    Another one from Souss Massa. At first glance I expected another Sardinian Warbler, but upon closer inspection I think it looks like a Whitethroat. Is this a Whitethroat? Thanks, Peter
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    Sardinian Warblers? Souss Massa, Morocco - 12 April

    Are these all Sardinian Warblers? Bird 1 Bird 2 Bird 3 Thanks for the help, Peter
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    Western Bonelli's Warbler? - Souss Massa, Morocco - April 12

    Another shot from Souss Massa last week. This warbler was skulking around quietly in the bottom of a bush. I'm not sure if it comes across well in these photos, but my first impression was rather dull upper parts, clean white underneath, and really bright yellow-green edges to the tertials and...
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    Raptor ID - Souss Massa, Morocco - Apr 12

    Hi all, I had a great day at Souss Massa National Park (Sidi R'bat) in Morrocco last week. The only raptor I saw was this one circling briefly over the river. I took a few poor quality photos and I was wondering if there was enough here to make an ID? or an educated guess? Thanks for the...
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    Razorbill on the beach in Agadir, Morocco.

    On a family holiday in Morocco, and while I've taken a few mornings to go out for some proper birding, today was just a beach day. But after lunch while walking the beach, I noticed a small white and black bird flapping it's wings in vain in the shallow surf. It seemed to be stuck or injured...
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    Gull ID-just outside Paris, France (Triel-sur-Seine)-7 April

    Hi all, I was unable to ID two different gulls this morning at a pond along the Seine 30 mins outside Paris, France. I was hoping some of the experts here can can offer some advice. They are the large gulls in the center of each shot standing on the rock. They were solo birds among a large...
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    North Yorkshire, UK; Juvenile Greenfinch?

    Hi all, I saw this juvenile bird this morning at wetland in North Yorkshire, UK. It's back looked greenish, and it had strong white wing bars, and white sides to its tail. I included a photo next to a song thrush for a size comparison. I would guess greenfinch, but I wanted to be sure. Any...
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    Snow Goose? Leucistic Greylag? Domestic Duck?

    Hi all, I saw three large white geese this morning at my local wetland in North Yorkshire, UK. The past week or so there are have been over 2000 migrating Greylags present on the water. This morning I saw three large white geese among the crowds, one by itself among the Greylags, and the other...
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    North Yorkshire, Staveley Nature Reserve

    Hello, I was hoping someone can help me out with this ID (if possible). I was at Staveley this morning and snapped this photo, which at a very cursory first glance appeared to be a Red Kite. Red Kites are very common here and this bird seemed to be behaving like one. It was circling, quite high...
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