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  1. J

    River warbler or common grasshopper warbler?

    North-eastern Poland, 12th of May, about 6/7 pm, the bird was singing in bushes next to a swamp (with greylag geese, shovelers, gadwalls and wood sandpipers), there's a big lake near with a lot of waterfowl, I didn't see the warbler.
  2. J

    Two brief questions about tubenoses

    1.What is the difference between the gull's flight and the tubenoses' flight? 2.Can you easily ID a tubenose by its silhouette and flight only or do you necessarily need to see some plumage feautres, if the bird is dark or light?
  3. J

    Horned grebe's forehead

    People say that a great way to separate a horned grebe from a black-necked grebe in winter is to look at their foreheads. Horned grebes should have a slightly sloping forehead and the crown should be generally flat, while black-necked grebes should have a steep, almost vertical forehead. And...
  4. J

    Blackcap and garden warbler

    How can I tell apart a blackcap's song from a garden warbler's song if I don't hear the blackcap's fluty notes at the end? For example in this recording. It's a blackcap, but it doesn't end its song with fluty notes just like a garden warbler. If I didn't know that only blackcaps are in my area...
  5. J

    Unknown from Poland

    North-eastern Poland, March, late evening (about 10 pm), I didn't see the birds they were either too high or too far, I think it is a migrating species of a duck, I heard the birds above a garden near a forest with a lake (there are goldeneyes in this lake, so there must be hollowed trees)
  6. J

    Two unknowns from Poland

    North-eastern Poland, Biebrza National Park, 5th and 6th of April, first recording: afternoon (about 17 pm), a glade in the forest next to a farmland (there were woodcocks flying overhead), second and third recordings: morning (about 6 am), a path in the forest leading to a big marsh with...
  7. J

    Unknown from Poland

    North-eastern Poland, Biebrza National Park, the first two recordings were made on 5th April in the afternoon in a glade at the forest (there were woodcocks flying overhead) near a road, and the other two on 6th of April at about 6 am on a path near a big marsh. Is it a mistle thrush singing in...
  8. J

    Unknown sounds from Poland, Biebrza National Park

    North-eastern Poland, Biebrza National Park, 6th April, about 6 am, the recording was made on the path with swamp (and trees) on both sides, I didn't see the birds (only the greylag geese flying overhead), the birds in the background are: greylag goose, willow warbler, chaffinch, blackbird...
  9. J

    Is this bird a dunnock?

    North-eastern Poland, 31st of March, 9 am, I didn't see the bird, I recorded it from the Window, it was probably singing in the garden, there are many trees there and there's a forest near. I just want to make sure if it's really a dunnock. The last recording is the worst and it was made on 30th...
  10. J

    Marsh tits and coal tits

    Are these birds marsh tits and is the bird in the last recording a coal tit? I didn't see any of these birds. If any of the marsh tits (first three recordings) isn't actually a marsh tit and if the bird in the last recording isn't a coal tit, please let me know. All these recordings are from...
  11. J

    Unknown bird song from Poland

    28th of March, about 12 pm, the recording was made by the lake where mallards and goldeneyes swim, I didn't see any birds while recording - only frogs, I upload two files: The first one is the whole recording and the second one is the call cut from the first recording, sorry for the poor quality...
  12. J

    Unknown bird song from Poland

    North-eastern Poland, 19th of March, 5 pm, the bird was in the garden with two feeders, one bird is obviously the marsh tit, but what is the first bird? It sounds like a willow tit, but is it really it?
  13. J

    Question about western marsh harriers

    Looking through photos of female western marsh harriers on the Internet, I noticed that some females have the underside of their wings completely dark and plain, while others have dark underside wing covert feathers (shoulders) and light remiges. The latter are therefore similar to common...
  14. J

    Coal tit?

    North-eastern Poland, 21st and 22nd of February, 12 pm, I recorded this bird from the garden near forest, coal tits regularly eat from the feeder in the garden. The bird can be better heard in the second recording with siskins in the background. Is it coal tit and can you explain to me why? Why...
  15. J

    Is this common redpoll?

    North-eastern Poland, 20th of February, about 11 am, the bird was in the garden with the group of eurasian siskins, there are two feeders near. Is it possible that it is common redpoll in a spring plumage (red belly)? Or maybe it's common linnet?
  16. J

    Are these birds black wheatear and spotless starling?

    Morocco, Wheatear - near Toudgha El Oulia, 30th of January, 1 pm, rocky terrain, Starling - Agadir, around 26th of January, morning, trees near the street and buildings
  17. J

    Unknown song from Morocco

    Morocco Agadir, 26th of January, 8 am, the bird was singing in the bushes/trees on the street, there are lots of buildings. Two birds can be heard on the recording - the main bird singing at the beginning (00:03) of the first recording and immediately after this bird, you can hear the second...
  18. J

    Gulls from Morocco

    Morocco Casablanca and Essaouira, 24th and 25th of January, location and the birds can be seen on the video. And can you also write how did you identify these gulls? Some characteristic features? Thank you in advance. I have more photos and some videos if needed.
  19. J

    Unknown seabirds' video from Morocco

    Morocco Agadir, 19th of January, 6 pm, location and the birds can be seen on the video, there were sanderlings on the beach near these birds, they're probably some species of a gull or petrel. Sorry for the quality - you can see three birds very clearly at the end of the video.
  20. J

    Unknown birds from Morocco

    Morocco Agadir, 19th of January, 6 pm, location and the birds can be seen on the video
  21. J

    Coal tit, great tit or marsh tit?

    North-eastern Poland, 18th of January, 9 am, it was in the forest, there was a lot of snow
  22. J

    How to distinguish coal tit's song from marsh tit's song?

    Marsh tit generally has a different song from coal tit, but sometimes it can imitate coal tit very well, so how can I distinguish these two birds? I'm attaching two recordings: the first two are coal tit's songs and the other two are marsh tit's songs. How can I distinguish these two calls?
  23. J

    Is this bird yellowhammer or greenfinch?

    North-eastern Poland, 7th of January, the bird was under the feeder on the snow
  24. J

    Is this female and juvenile siskin?

    Are these birds siskins? If yes, the second siskin looks like a juvenile siskin, but it's the middle of the winter (06.01.24) and it should have an adult plumage. I took this photo through telescope; the birds were under the feeder. There were only four birds, and shouldn't they forage in big...
  25. J

    Woodpeckers' calls

    How to distinguish between the calls of a great spotted woodpecker, white-backed woodpecker, syrian woodpecker, middle spotted woodpecker and lesser spotted woodpecker? I mean the "kik" calls - they're very similar among these woodpeckers.
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