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    Taiwan, Hawk Eagle?

    Whoa, nice shots indeed! I am afraid i will visit japan only next year. ishigaki is as close as i will get... Buzzardlike crested snake eagle was easy there. Maybe some day Taiwan is also an option... Cheers g
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    Taiwan, Hawk Eagle?

    Good to hear! It is always rewarding to refind a species and then take satisfying shots. thanks for increasing my eagerness to get to see them : ) cheers, Gerben
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    Rishiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan - bird identification

    The bush warbler-ish bird looks like JBW and -to me at least, they look very variable in size (and shape). But I don't see clear distinction points between the two species. On the other hand, should Sakhalin not have a shorter tail and a less yellowish rump area? I have no experience with...
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    Taiwan, Hawk Eagle?

    Looking good, it might be this bird in same state of moult ML617964867 - Mountain Hawk-Eagle - Macaulay Library I don't know about the size of this mountain(range) and the number of territories but other than that... cheers, Gerben (hoping to be able to see one next spring....)
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    Accipiter - Mara-do, off Jeju, South Korea

    The blur makes it very tough I would think to pick one of 4-ish options. If you have originals, it might be best to post these too. good luck cheers, Gerben
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    Pha Taem NP Thailand - Blue Rock Thrush again, Bulbul, Flycatcher...?

    immature male, yes.. Asian Brown would be my first pick too. I doubt it can be said though. Grey-streaked and Dark-sided Flycatcher (and other similar Thai species) may look very similar under circumstances. (Grahame help!) I'll kindly pass on the bulbul. cheers, G
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    Pha Taem NP Thailand - Eurasian Jay, Spotted Dove, Rock Thrush ....?

    Nice looking Jay, I didn't realize a range of pale, white-faced Jays inhabit the southern part of Eurasian Jay range roughly from Morocco to Myanmar. Blue Rock is correct. Spotted Dove, the collar seems very typical (no experience with the species though) cheers, Gerben
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    Japanese Cormorant, Nanhui, Shanghai, China

    Not an expert but I would call it that in Japan. Typical white side of the head is not conclusive I believe, the sharp edge of the naked yellow skin is. Cheers, Gerben
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    Thailand, Phu Hin Rong Kla NP - maybe a Blue Rock Thrush or ...?

    Limited live experience with philippensis, but in photo 2 it does look big headed, strong billed for blue rock Are you sure it is a Blue? No time now to dive into the matter, just asking Cheers G
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    Leaf Warbler Identification - Lake Miyagase, Kanagawa, Japan

    Good luck (and good fun) with them all, these coming weeks you will be able to find all leaf warblers during migration I suspect, loudly singing....but then IDing them on sight alone is near impossible, except for Eastern Crowned of course. Videoing your birds might come in handy. cheers, Gerben
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    Baer's pochard x ?????(hybrid), 2/3/23, Namyangju, South Korea

    ebird has male red crowned adults too in both India and China: Baer's Pochard - Aythya baeri - Media Search - Macaulay Library and eBird cheers, G
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    what the... photos from the web of not-Baer´s pochards- location unknown

    Bar-headed Goose is a cross between a plane and birds more or less, it seems. Since it shows such off 'photos' it gets almost cute...but not quite. And weird in a dr frankenstein kinda way.... cheers, G
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    (not my record): Raven or Large-billed Crow | Sapporo, September 2023

    Yes, I considered that too, and it may well be that... a scruffy adult... Will edit it in in post1. edit 2: this is maybe an academic question, as it seems highly unlikely to encounter a tame-ish Raven on the outskirts of Sapporo when they used be seen only in remote areas of Eastern Hokkaido...
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    (not my record): Raven or Large-billed Crow | Sapporo, September 2023

    I am often trying hard to find the common things that Common Crows share vs what Large-billed Crows share in Japan. The clear Common Crows are obvious, the clear Large-billed Crows are a lot more obvious...and then there is the odd Raven... Not usually in Honshu or farther south, but in...
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    Sound identification please

    In parts of Spain I would think yes, but probably not in land climate Aragon. Cheers G
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    Sound identification please

    Young Coot is also an option here. I think. Cheers Gerben
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    Limburg Netherlands - Eared (Black-necked) Grebe or....?

    They are returning to the key areas around Groningen too at the moment. Yes, my observation/waarneming is in my signature. cheers, Gerben
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    Limburg Netherlands - Eared (Black-necked) Grebe or....?

    These are Black-necked Grebes, Bertus. Slavonian is mostly tied to the coast in NL. Are you using waarneming.nl per chance? It is by far the most used website for recording bird sightings in the Netherlands. When entering records there, there are very capable admins around to correct and...
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    Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler?

    As Butty says, leg colour should point towards Willow W. I can't but I am (almost) sure others can tell it by 'reading' the *marginations on its primaries. (P6 emarginated or not) cheers, Gerben *emarginations
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    Young Eastern Osprey, Australia?

    There, I am suggesting it: up to now I had never heard of the species, but is Square-tailed Kite not a better option? Southern Ryukyu Islands is as close as I have been to AUS, so... cheers, G
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    Masked/Black-faced Bunting - Taipei, Taiwan; 3/25/2023

    also maybe you should plow through this informative thread..which - warning - will leave you rather more confused about this ID than I suppose you would hope. https://www.birdforum.net/threads/black-faced-bunting-which-subspecies-east-of-china.424094/ It did boggle my mind again so I don't...
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    Masked/Black-faced Bunting - Taipei, Taiwan; 3/25/2023

    I should dive into the matter again before i say anything about the ID. I think though that adding the photos directly to the thread, would improve the chances of getting an answer. GOod luck cheers Gerben p.s. surely there is some info on occurrence of this species in Taiwan? I will have a...
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    Warbler (maybe Arctic Warbler) at Bukit Fraser / Malaysia 2th of March

    There is no way to distinguish between the closely related Japanese Leaf Warbler, Arctic Warbler and Kamchatka Leaf Warblers in the field without sound. All of them can be found (regularly or rarely) in this area, I would think. cheers, Gerben
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    Crane, Izumi, Kyushu, Japan

    It looks not dissimilar to a supposed hybrid Hooded x Common... I posted about its id yesterday (no replies yet). https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hooded-crane-x-common-crane-or-common-crane-izumi-jp-march-2020.454323/ I think they may be Common 2CY too Cheers gerben
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    Hooded Crane x Common Crane or Common Crane | Izumi, JP | March 2020

    Good day all, I have been doubting the ID of this distant crane in farm fields surrounding the Izumi Crane Center in Southern Japan. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113082644 First I thought it was a nice 2CY Common Crane, albeit a bit pale. Then I stumbled upon this 'front page'...
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