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  1. Val35

    Shots of birds, taken with your pocket camera

    I have a few pics of birds taken with my phone, sometimes phone + binoculars ;) White Stork, Batumi Dunlins and Broad Billed Sandpiper (Georgia) Laughing Dove, Tbilissi Young Bearded Vulture, Corsica Leucistic Sparrow, Istanbul White Winged Black Tern and Great Ringed Plover, Corsica...
  2. Val35

    Harrier, Corsica

    Thanks, I asked 2 local birders with experience on both species, they also lean towards 2cy Pallid. One of the participants managed to get an underwing shot as the bird briefly took off, I'll upload it here when he sends it to me.
  3. Val35

    Harrier, Corsica

    Ok, I assumed it lacked this dark neck-side because it was transitioning into adult plumage...
  4. Val35

    Harrier, Corsica

    Hello, I spotted this harrier today in Corsica while guiding a bird walk for the local birdwatching group. I would make it a Pallid but not entirely sure, both Pallid and Montagu's were reported from this area during the past few days. Thanks !
  5. Val35

    Bird seen in Lanzarote, Teguise

    Seebohm's should have completely black throat.
  6. Val35

    What are the most interesting wildlife that you've seen in YOUR HOUSE?

    -Turkish and Moorish geckos (they are mostly on the outside walls but occasionally wander inside). -A juvenile Western Whip Snake -Tyrrhenian Painted Frog -Mediterranean Flycatcher -One of the Plecotus Long Eared bats (probably P.austriacus) took refuge for a day behind the shutters :)
  7. Val35

    Assistance please - some sort of heron? Brisbane Australia March 24

    Juvenile Striated Heron I think :)
  8. Val35

    Five South African birds

    1.Yellow Billed Kite 2.Immature Martial Eagle 3.African Palm Swift 4.Adult Martial Eagle Not sure about the last one...
  9. Val35

    Which parts of CR to visit?

    Yes, I think it's 7am during dry season, that's why it's important to stay at an hotel with birdy gardens/have back up sites for early morning that don't have specific opening times ! Thanks for the tip on Cerro Lodge ! I wasn't aware of this at all ! And thanks for the offer on Arenal, I'll...
  10. Val35

    Which parts of CR to visit?

    Preparing a trip to CR myself and from what I read Carara is indeed much better than Manuel Antonio... Scarlet Macaws seem virtually guaranted there. In Carara NP there are trails around the NP headquarters and also one more trail north from the NP HQ (Sendero La Meandrica) both are apparently...
  11. Val35

    Goshawk? Berlin

    Yes Goshawk :)
  12. Val35

    Malaga, S Spain. Tern

    Isn't bill a little long for a Common Tern ? It does look like one of the yellow billed terns to me...
  13. Val35

    Which Phylloscopus? Morocco, Agadir, yesterday

    Ok ! Not familiar with Iberian Chiffchaff...but several articles seem (as this one for example : Iberian Chiffchaff identification: the state of the art — subalpinebirding) seem to suggest that there is some overlap regarding pp length between the two species. But yes, I agree, this is most...
  14. Val35

    Which Phylloscopus? Morocco, Agadir, yesterday

    Chiffchaff for me (they do hover)... Edit : could also be an Iberian Chiffchaff based on range, some do look very much like Chiffchaffs but are impossible to tell apart in the field unless they sing...
  15. Val35

    Duck species, Muscat, Oman

    Gadwalls :)
  16. Val35

    Sheringham - North Norfolk, UK

    Herring gull, GBBG should have some black on the mantle, not pale grey such as this bird. Also, it's technically not a juvenile but an immature (3rd calendar year ?). The term juvenile is normally restricted to the first complete plumage past the fledgeling stage ;)
  17. Val35

    Red-billed Leiothrix, Cinque Terre

    I'm returning from Italy today and found Red-Billed Leiothrix pretty easily in Monterosso al Mare, near the convent of the Capuchin friars, a group of about 15 birds (44,1461030, 9,6531039). Today, on my way to Livorno, I stopped at the Oasi LIPU Massaciuccoli and found again about 10 RBL...
  18. Val35

    request id Bird of Prey - Egypt

    Isn't cirtensis now considered as a ssp. of common buzzard ?
  19. Val35

    2024 Targets

    The same species I missed during my 2019 trip to the Alps...but I didn't plan carefully enough. Sure, you can send me or start a Corsica thread, I will answer !
  20. Val35

    Familiar Chat juvenile Skukuza Camp South Africa Oct 22

    African Stonechat I think...
  21. Val35

    2024 Targets

    So far for 2024, I only have one trip planned but it's a non-birding trip to Italy in January. I still have one target bird there : Red-Billed Leiothrix. Then of course, I'd like to add some species to my Corsican list : I have to try for Long Eared Owl, it's a localised breeding species here...
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    • Val35
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    Bluethroat

    • Val35
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Val35

    Your silliest/most entertaining/unlikely birding accomplishments

    In 2016, shortly after waking up, I checked the local bird news : a Black Winged Kite had been seen not too far from where I lived. At the time, I was studying in Brittany and it was an extremely rare bird in the area (now there are several breeding pairs). I took a screenshot of the pics...
  25. Val35

    Interesting aspects of birding culture in non-Anglosphere countries?

    The "birds of Europe" series of books were all republished in the 2000's with some updated information. I have them all at home :) It's also possible to find some second hand copies yes.
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