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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?
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    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).
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    Trip to Kenya

    2. Looks like Orange-breasted Bush Shrike.
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    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!
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    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.
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    Teal?

    Yes, teal.
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    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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    More birds from Ghana last November

    Olive-naped Weaver (which is now often regarded as a separate species) has a rather different facial pattern from Black-necked in other parts of Africa. Have a look at these photos on ebird. The 'bandit-masked' birds - like yours - are females: https://ebird.org/species/bknwea1/
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    More birds from Ghana last November

    I believe the weaver (1599a) is Olive-naped Weaver (also known as Black-necked Weaver ssp brachypterus).
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    South Africa, #1

    Number 4 is a Cape Bulbul
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    Wader Norfolk Uk

    Still looks good for Ruff - it has an oval white patch on each side of the tail.
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    Wader Norfolk Uk

    Ruff - small head relative to body size; black bill; white underside; greyish-brown mottling on breast.
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    Flycatcher? Norfolk UK today (4/9/22)

    It's a Lesser Whitethroat. Edit: cross-post with exilipes
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    few ID requests from French Alps - Savoie (late July)

    The four bird looks good for Garden Warbler. It appears to have a grey patch on the neck, and an absence of any other features.
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    Bird ID - The Douro River, Portugal, July 28-31st 2022.

    If you saw the bird fishing, there is no doubt it was an osprey. None of the alternatives would be doing this.
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    Bird song - near Inverness, Scotland

    Thanks Alexander
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    Bird song - near Inverness, Scotland

    This bird was at Aldourie, near Inverness, yesterday. I was out without binoculars and couldn't get close enough to identify, but I believe it was a Sylvia warbler.
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