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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...?

    Early evening, up in small tree, busy singing, not very shy. If Whitethroat then possible a female? Tnx for advice
  4. 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...
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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...
  8. 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
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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 ..
  12. Bertus

    Limburg Netherlands - female European Kestrel ?

    This morning in national park, peatland... Tnx for advice everyone ..
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Bertus

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

    Different day again. Found the two Flycatchers in the same minute. 3836, 3843 - Little Pied or Asian Brown or...? 3840, 3850 - Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher...? 3894, 3896 - male Purple Sunbird I would say ? Tnx again everyone
  16. Bertus

    Pha Taem NP Thailand - Blue Rock Thrush again, Bulbul, Flycatcher...?

    January 2023. 3749 - Looks like male BRT philippensis, not sure breeding or not...? 3772 - Likely Yellow-vented Bulbul 3803 - Flycatcher, Little Pied, or Asian Brown or...? Tnx again for advice
  17. Bertus

    Pha Taem NP Thailand - 3 x Bulbul ...

    On the cliff of the NP at early morning walk January 2023: 3656, 3676 - adult Stripe-throated Bulbul, correct? 3702, 3715 - Black-crested Bulbul ? 3722, 3723 - Black-headed Bulbul? Tnx for help
  18. Bertus

    Pha Taem NP Thailand - Eurasian Jay, Spotted Dove, Rock Thrush ....?

    Along the Mekong on the road to Pha Taem NP, Januari 2023, I shot several species. 3506, 3508, 3510 - Can only be Eurasian Jay I think. Ssp. Leucotis, bit different from the species in Europe, correct? 3513 - Should be Spotted Dove ? 3544, 3545 - Most likely juvenile or female Blue Rock...
  19. Bertus

    Thailand, Phu Hin Rong Kla NP - maybe a Blue Rock Thrush or ...?

    Februari 16th 2023 in the NationalPark. Mountain, steep cliff. The face is a bit dark... I have seen more Blue Rock Thrush but more clear. I put up the colour in the middle photo. I am not so sure with this one. Flycatchers can be blue too. Anybody familiar...? Tnx for all the help
  20. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - female Common Chaffinch ?

    Today, large nature preserve, quite near in low tree. Checked all the book, looks like it could only be a female Common Chaffinch, but is that correct? The beak seems bit thin and sharp in the first pic. Tnx for advice...
  21. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Meadow Pipit this time?

    Today, large nature preserve, sitting at a pole quite near. I would say Meadow P. The beak is difficult, is it firm or slender? The supercilium is short, and as my guide says: the stripes on the side of the breast are equal to them in the middle of the breast. Is that correct? Size of toes I...
  22. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Lesser or Great Black-backed Gull?

    Today, bit cold and rainy weather. At a big fen, a protected area... Far away, so not very sharp. Looks like no other candidates possible. Size is difficult, but in the first pic there is a glimse of yellow in the leg, so perhaps a Lesser BbG..? I am not familiar with Gulls but I read that the...
  23. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Pied Avocet ?

    Today, bit cold and rainy weather. At a big fen, a protected area... Far away, so not very sharp as the one I put here before today. (Garganey). This was at 200 Iso, pixel level, so really far away. Typical bill, I remembered the name: Pied Avocet. Could it be anything else? Tnx for help
  24. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Garganey ...?

    Today, bit cold and rainy weather. At a big fen, a protected area... Far away, so not very sharp. I guess it could only be a male Garganey, typical colours etc. right? Tnx for advice everyone..
  25. Bertus

    Brabant Netherlands - Tree Pipit finally....?

    I first thought it could be a Woodlark, but the guide said it is a Tree Pipit, I guess he was right....? Tnx for advice....
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