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  1. Seth Miller

    Ecuador trip in June/July

    My parents, siblings and I are planning to go to Ecuador for 10 days in late June and early July. Looking for suggestions on where in the country to go. I am the only birder in the family and this is my first trip to South America so I'm sure I can get plenty of lifers anywhere. Are there...
  2. Seth Miller

    eastern Kansas (USA) 2 day trip, early June 2023

    I'm currently based in Kansas, USA (although studying in Pennsylvania). I got back from college at the very end of May which is after most of spring migration is already past, but I decided to do a quick trip out to the eastern part of the state. I had 5 lifer targets: Henslow's Sparrow, Eastern...
  3. Seth Miller

    Larus mongolicus? *Possible first national record* Bangladesh, January 2021

    I would appreciate input on the ID of this light mantled gull from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh in January 2021. I had very little experience with gulls at the time and thought this might be some other ssp of Lesser Black-backed Gull. The expected ssp in Bangladesh is Heuglini, but overall gulls...
  4. Seth Miller

    Pipits ID help, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 2021

    Saw 3 pipits just outside Dhaka yesterday morning. Paddyfield and Richards are the default species around here, although Richards is a winter visitor and is probably mainly gone by now. These felt smaller in the field than Richards, and the few times they called in flight was clearly not...
  5. Seth Miller

    Phylloscopus, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh, March 2021

    I had actually tentatively IDed this as Blyth's Leaf in the field, but that was just from memory and I really can't see this as Blyth's anymore. I'm going to say it's most likely just another Yellow-browed Warbler although images are not great. Thoughts? Here are unprocessed images, will post...
  6. Seth Miller

    Phylloscopus (Humes vs Yellow Browed), Bandarban, Bangladesh, March 2021

    I saw this Phylloscopus warbler on a trip to Bandarban (South Eastern hills) in March. Yellow browed warbler is the default species in Bangladesh and Humes is rare with only 2 or 3 confirmed records one of which was from Bandarban as well. I found this bird interesting in the field but then...
  7. Seth Miller

    New paper including full checklist of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh by Sayam U. Chowdhury

    My friend Sayam Chowdhury a conservation biologist from Bangladesh just published a short paper on notable species in the Sundarbans with a full checklist of species recorded from this important mangrove forest in south western Bangladesh. I thought it might be of interest to some of you all...
  8. Seth Miller

    Lesser Black-backed Gulls, individual variation? Sonadia Island, Bangladesh January 2021

    Had a couple of Lesser Black Backed Gulls in a large flock of Pallas's Gulls. Noticed the difference in mantle color of these two individuals with the one on the left having a noticeably darker mantle. Could they be different subspecies, or just individual variation? Unfortunately only these two...
  9. Seth Miller

    Greater and Lesser Sanplover? Sonadia Island, Bangladesh January 2021

    We saw plenty of sandplovers at Sonadia Island with Lesser being substantially more common but a few Greater mixed in. I'm now trying to pick out decent shots of both species and think I'm right, but would appreciate confirmation. Think the 1st is Lesser and 2nd is greater. For anyone...
  10. Seth Miller

    Calls to ID, Hazarikhil WS, Chittagong, Bangladesh January 2021

    Have a few calls to ID here from Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary, a nice forest in south eastern Bangladesh. The first one is the best quality, and someone suggested Great Scimitar Babbler. It's an uncommon resident of Bangladesh's hill forests and definitely possible here. The second one is a bit...
  11. Seth Miller

    A country first at my local patch :)

    A day out at my local patch with a friend was going fine although nothing thrilling. A fair number of birds, over 60 species including my first Osprey for the spot species #131 and we were enjoying the beautiful ripe mustard fields. Then he had to leave as he had a meeting in the afternoon, but...
  12. Seth Miller

    Long-legged Buzzard? Dhaka, December 2020

    I've been on my rooftop the last two afternoons hoping for Himalayan Griffon as those pass through this time of year (no luck on these yet), but today I got a buzzard which will be species #81 for my "yard" list. Possibly Long-legged, but I have so little experience with buzzards that I would...
  13. Seth Miller

    Paddyfield Warbler? Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2020

    This feels like a Paddyfield warbler to me but wouldn't mind confirmation as I'm pretty good at mis IDing acros... (Paddyfield are relatively common here)
  14. Seth Miller

    Acro/Iduna warbler, Dhaka December 2020

    A friend and I saw this warbler just outside Dhaka last week. Booted Warbler is somewhat rare in Bangladesh but regular at this location and usually seen right in this exact section of the birding spot, a row of okra plants along a dike between two fairly small waterbodies. We originally IDed it...
  15. Seth Miller

    Phylloscopus, Rajkandi Reserve Forest, Bangladesh, October 2020

    Saw 41 species yesterday morning including a few lifers at Rajkandi Reserve Forest. Yellow-browed were only phylloscopus warblers I IDed at the time (mainly heard them), but I got photos of this individual. Somehow it struck me as being a bit different from most Yellow-browed, but maybe not...
  16. Seth Miller

    Raptors from Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, October 2020

    I've seen a few raptors I'd appreciate some help with. Mostly some falcons that I believe are hobbby's and peregrine, but would appreciate confirmation. Sorry for the very bad photo quality, they were quite high and weather was cloudy. The two falcons from yesterday:
  17. Seth Miller

    What Birdings all about

    For me this weekend has been what birding is all about for three reasons: enjoying the common birds, finding rare birds, and probably most of all doing it with friends! I only birded at my house and my favorite hotspot: New Vision, but I saw over 70 species these two days and they included some...
  18. Seth Miller

    Acrocephalus warbler, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2019

    Recently came across these photos I took of a warbler at a hotspot just outside Dhaka that's known to have quite a few warblers. I've seen Paddyfield, Blyth's, Thick-billed, Clamorous, and Booted warblers there and others have seen rarities like Black-browed Reed-warbler. When I first saw these...
  19. Seth Miller

    Just Yellow-browed Warbler? Bandarban, Bangladesh January 2020

    I'm guessing this is just a Yellow-browed, but it's always felt just a little off to me so thought I check to confirm. All photos of the same individual, sorry for the not so great angles and photo quality. From Bandarban area (SE hill tracts) of Bangladesh this January.
  20. Seth Miller

    Wheatears and Sunbird, Nakuru, Kenya November 2019

    Going through photos from our trip to Kenya in November and would appreciate some help. 1) I had identified this as Pied Wheatear, but someone suggested Abyssinian, and now I'm unsure. 2) Pretty confident that this is a Northern, but just want to make sure. 3) Scarlet-chested were definitely...
  21. Seth Miller

    Shearwater in Dhaka?!

    I had the best surprise of my life yesterday when I found a Wedge-tailed Shearwater from our apartment building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is actually the first record for the country!! Super cyclone Amphan has brought in an astounding number of pelagic species, terns, etc Bangladesh has never...
  22. Seth Miller

    Harrier sp, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 2019 (Bad pics)

    I've been going back through old photos and found these two shots of an odd raptor from our house in Dhaka. Immediately thought marsh harrier, but highly doubting it can actually be IDed from these photos. I've never heard of a harrier actually over Dhaka, though they're sometimes seen just...
  23. Seth Miller

    Raptor, east Thailand

    Posting this for a friend. He got these few pics of an odd raptor in Ubon Ratchathani area in eastern Thailand back in December. Somewhat similar to Short-toed Snake-eagle, but not really. He says it was larger than a kestrel and smaller than a Brahminy Kite. eBird checklist if that would help...
  24. Seth Miller

    Falcon sp. April, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bad photos

    Had this falcon fly over this afternoon against the wind right as some rain was starting. It was quite thin and long tailed, so much so I actually was wondering if it was a parakeet until it got close enough. I was only able to snap a few bad out of focus shots before it disappeared. I'm hoping...
  25. Seth Miller

    Nakuru Kenya November 2019

    Is this just a juv Kenya Rufous Sparrow? Was going through pics, and couldn't quite place this one, though juv rufous sparrow seems a decent possibility especially since they were very common there.
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