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Recent content by andyb39

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    Dubai Bird ID

    Steppe is also rather uncommon in the UAE, Eastern Imperial much more regular.
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    Monglian/Vega Gulls, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Thanks for this. It seems there is a tendency for Mongolian to show larger white mirrors on the outer primaries, but I'm not sure this is a hard and fast rule. Your bird from the ferry has either one large white mirror or mirrors on P9 and 10 which are either joined up or appear to be. I think...
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    Sunbirds ID? Dalat, Vietnam, January 2025

    1. The local subspecies johnsii of Black-throated - it has a lovely crimson breast. 2. Agree with male Mrs Gould's. Strangely, birds in the Dalat plateau don't have a scarlet breast, but those on the Kon Tum plateau do. 3. I'm not sure Green-tailed occurs there, and it's rather yellow on the...
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    Monglian/Vega Gulls, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Our understanding of which former member of the old Herring Gull complex occurs here in inland Suzhou in winter has recently been turned on its head. For some reason the previous consensus was that the default taxon was Vega, but now it's thought to be Mongolian. This has of course taken on more...
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    These two Scoter was taken in Weihai, Shandong, China. Is this Velvet Scoter on the left? Is there a Stejneger‘s Scoter on the right?

    Last January there was a group of eight Stejneger's on the Jiangsu coast, and a couple of the females looked like this, with that double white spot behind the eye. There was some speculation that they might be Velvet, but that species should have a large white spot at the base of the bill, and...
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    Doi Inthanon NP - Sunbird species...?

    The problem at Doi Inthanon is that males of the local race of Green-tailed, ankanensis, have an orange-red breast, although this isn't as extensive as in Mrs. Gould's. I would say that no.1 looks more like Mrs Gould's because of the more extensive scarlet wash on the breast extending onto the...
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    Juvenile robin in Sichuan, China, July

    I'm not sure. Juvenile Golden Bush Robin looks like it should have a slight brow and stronger spots/streaks on the back. Can you provide the exact location?
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    Warblers in Henan, China July

    You've posted the photos of the juvenile before. As Grahame rightly pointed out at the time, it's either Hume's or Chinese Leaf Warbler. If I had to put money on it, I'd say Hume's, because of the small predominantly dark bill, lack of dark centres to the greater coverts, apparent lack of a...
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    Madeira - late July 2024

    According to this webpage Cetaceans in Madeira - dolphins and whales, Blainville's is rare around Madeira. I agree though that the shape of the dorsal fin looks better for this or a similar species than Bryde's. Bryde's also averages much larger.
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    Grey-chinned or Long-tailed Minivets in Thailand--Mae Hong Son

    The lack of yellow on the forehead, the grey throat and greenish coloration on the back suggests these are Grey-chinned.
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    Terns, off Madeira, late July

    Thanks to all three of you for your input. I checked with the observer and images 4 & 5 were taken just seconds apart, so almost certainly show the same bird. @SteveClifton I didn't even consider any of the marsh terns for the second bird, as it was apparently seen well out to sea. I checked...
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    Terns, off Madeira, late July

    I'm posting these images on behalf of a friend who went to Madeira last month and went on a offshore few fishing trips. 1-3 are not the best images but show a tern with a white trailing edge, fine black bill and an unusual head pattern a little like non-breeding Whiskered. It looks a bit...
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    Bullfinch in Sichuan, China, July

    I'm more inclined towards Brown, although from from certain. I see what you mean about the shape of the wingbar, but there doesn't seem to be a bib and there's no black "bridge" at the base of the bill. I think even a juvenile Grey-headed would look greyer on the head and warmer underneath. I've...
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    Niltava in Henan, China

    It looks like a reasonable match for juvenile Rufous-bellied in terms of plumage and structure. Having said that, I couldn't find any images of juvenile Fujian on eBird/Macaulay and I'm not sure how it differs from Rufous-bellied. Henan province doesn't have any records of any Niltava species on...
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    Moustached Babbler Taman Negara Malaysia May 23

    The bird in the second image appears to have a moustache but it doesn't extend far enough - it should act as a border to the cheek and is probably a gape line. The bird in the third image lacks a moustache and has a darker brown crown, so should be Sooty-capped? I can't comment on the first image.
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