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  1. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Common Stonechat male and female ?

    Today at fen, protected area, not shy. Never I came so near to this bird. Actually unmistakable a Stonechat I would say. Pics 2194, 2196, 2243 male and pics 2185, 2188, 2261 a female, is that correct? Tnx for advice
  2. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Tree or Meadow Pipit....?

    Today at fen, protected area.. Not shy (could approach to about 5m), very busy singing. My guide says if that if the spots on the flank of the bird's breast are equal size to the spots on the middle of the breast it should be a Meadow P. If there are more thin lines on the flank it should be a...
  3. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Greater Whitethroat maybe...?

    Tnx collegues. Clear. Seems them females can have brownish cap but also greyish. And indeed, if they sing I just can't find on the internet so far. Great info Alex. Tnx for your interest, pictures can be better...
  4. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Greater Whitethroat maybe...?

    Early evening, up in small tree, busy singing, not very shy. If Whitethroat then possible a female? Tnx for advice
  5. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Eurasian Linnet ....?

    Yesterday evening, during a bird spotting walk with guides. The shutterspeed was too slow, big distance, hard to see, sorry... Some guy with good eyes said: that is a flock of Linnet, landing in a smaller tree. Someone confirmed that ID. I see no red, but several brown backs. Very near we...
  6. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - kind of Gull, Lesser Black-backed or Herring...?

    Tnx, but is it Lesser Black-backed all three or Herring Gull you think? Tnx again
  7. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Common Greenshank or ...???

    Fen in protected area. In Holland so far I identified Spotted Redshank, Ruff and Green Sandpiper only. Long way to go... Looks like this is a different one. Could be Common Greenshank? In pic 1559 and 1560 the face looks greyish-blue, looks unnatural, artefact or something...? Tnx for help everyone
  8. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - kind of Gull, Lesser Black-backed or Herring...?

    Today in fen, protected area. About five of them together. One of them is a juvenile (left on pics 1521 and 1525)? We are far from the sea and I just start to look at them. Have only few here. Tnx for advice
  9. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Greater Whitetroat male...?

    Today in lower bush. I did not see before. Fast, only one picture, bit blurred. Tnx for your help...
  10. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - pair of Garganey perhaps..?

    In fen of protected area. Lots of waterbirds. Should be a duck species I thought. If 1518 is a male Garganey, is 1513 the female then? Tnx for advice
  11. Bertus

    Phuket Thailand NP - Brahmini Kite as well?

    Again, same day, same NP, late afternoon, trees on the seaside, a pair, very noisy and big to my opinion, bigger than the BK's I usually saw. So I thought about some kind of Sea Eagle, but in my guide no have like that, so Brahmini is the only candidate? Tnx again...
  12. Bertus

    Phuket Thailand NP - immature Brahmini Kite or Black Kite...?

    May 2021 in a NP. Given the numbers the species on or near these beaches at the Andaman coast this might be an immature Brahmini K. Although I miss the clear separation of white and brown of the mature birds, I found this site last week already: The Jungle Look/info/bird-info/brahminy-kite. My...
  13. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...?

    Correct, tnx Butty, although difficult to see on my poor pictures...
  14. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...?

    Now I find that they still can have breeding plumage in Holland already. This is a picture of a Ruff near Amsterdam today:
  15. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...?

    here that map a bit bigger
  16. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...?

    Yeah, they like very cold climate to breed apparently. And winter in Africa. I got this map from Wikipedia: Range of P. pugnax Yellow = Breeding summer visitor Green = Present all year Blue = Non-breeding range in winter Not sure if that is correct. Here they come with more...
  17. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...?

    Wow, tnx Viking. A Ruff is quite rare these days, a special bird. They moult here and after they go to Northern Germany, Denmark etc. and breed there, correct? They only forage here, before they spend the winter in Africa, right? Nice, first time, as the Spotted R....
  18. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - several pics of Spotted Redshank...?

    This morning in national park, peatland, lots of water... A local birdspotter said this should be Spotted Redshank. 1334, 1336, 1338 breeding 1466 left breeding, right nonbreeding 1469 nonbreeding Correct? Tnx for advice everyone ..
  19. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - female European Kestrel ?

    Tnx for that Pete. I checked the obs...; only two times a Lesser was seen in Holland, very rare...
  20. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - female European Kestrel ?

    This morning in national park, peatland... Tnx for advice everyone ..
  21. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Buzzard or Sparrowhawk?

    January 2024, cold weather. Common Buzzard or Sparrowhawk...? Photo from cheap gsm, quality low, sorry for that. Tnx for advice
  22. Bertus

    Pha Taem NP Thailand - 2 x Flycatcher, Purple Sunbird...?

    Tnx Steve and Grahame, right, I mistaked, I was so impressed by this patch, that we saw before, that I thought this is the same as before in this thread: Isan Thailand - which Sunbird species?. Awesome beautiful bird. But I missed the yellow breast, Purple Sunbirds don't have that. Meaning both...
  23. Bertus

    Confluence of Mun and Mekong rivers Thailand - some raptor ID ?

    They even can look like this, very different from mature. From The Jungle Look/info/bird-info/brahminy-kite Cheers
  24. Bertus

    Confluence of Mun and Mekong rivers Thailand - some raptor ID ?

    Tnx Andrew , I have seen them a lot on the coast in the South-west, but always with a clear brown/white separation, even on the underpart. Now I see that juveniles have different coloration but still with some clear brown, more than in this bird. But I don't know raptors so very well. So it...
  25. Bertus

    Confluence of Mun and Mekong rivers Thailand - some raptor ID ?

    Afternoon 24 Januari 2023, bit inland from the rivers. Not Black Kite....? Tnx for advice
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