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    I'm stumped - Taghazout, near Agadir Morocco!

    An interesting observation. As far as I know there are no waxbills on the Moroccan List. The Orange-cheeked Waxbill occurs as close as southern Mauritania. The origin of this individual - wild or escaped - can only be guessed at but it would be worth submitting the record to the Moroccan...
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    How many hummingbird species have you seen?

    A Swallow was my first impression too of the only Giant Hummingbird that I've seen, in the Peruvian Andes.
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    How many people use field guide book in the field?

    I'm with John on this one. In my experience there is nothing like the 'traditional' 'write a description and check the book later' method to increase the likelihood that you will remember the species long afterwards. In particular, when confronted with a new avifauna in Zambia and Malawi in the...
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    Bali & Lombok

    I spent 10 days in Lombok in August 1997. You should certainly see boobies, frigatebirds and terns among others in the Lombok Strait
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    Griffon in a hurry

    The peak period of southward migration of Griffon Vultures across the Strait of Gibraltar is underway. The Aves Estrecho Gibraltar WhatsApp group today reported a crossing of the Strait at around its narrowest point (16km) by a GPS-tagged Griffon in just 8 minutes, which, if accurate, would...
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    House Bunting

    Probably a 1cy male
    • Ernest Garcia
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    Swift

    The behaviour suggests a swallow to me.
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    Pallid vs Common Swift

    I'd say Pallid. Carrying food ball for what would be a second brood. Common Swifts are single-brooded and most have left the Iberian Peninsula by now.
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    Hearing aids for hearing bird calls

    I can report an almost identical experience. I was fitted with Phonak aids by Boots in 2023, £3500 for two. They have allowed me to hear species that have been inaudible to me for at least 20 years. They can be programmed to be more bird-sensitive and also link with my mobile via Bluetooth, so...
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    Extremadura Spain 2025

    The last two are widespread residents and will be in song for most of the spring. Subalpine Warblers arrive from late march and can be sought during April and May, when the males will be singing. Las Villuercas is a good location to find all three. Google it.
  11. Flycatcher, Mediterranean (Balearic) 1b Menorca.JPG

    Flycatcher, Mediterranean (Balearic) 1b Menorca.JPG

    Mediterranean Flycatcher
    • Ernest Garcia
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    GIBRALTAR BIRD REPORT 2023

    This is now available, free to access, on the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History website (www.gonhs.org), as are its predecessors. In addition to the usual Systematic List and Ringing Report, this edition has a review of records of the Booted Warbler in Iberia and the Report of the...
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    Bobolink-like birds in upper Austria

    This seems the best fit to the 'description'. Size is often hard to judge.
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    Blackcap and garden warbler

    In the late 1970s I spent three years studying Blackcaps and Garden Warblers, in particular their interspecific territoriality. I never found the territorial songs hard to distinguish. To quote the booklet on these species that I wrote for Shire publications in 1989, "Blackcap songs usually...
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    Any point putting out niger seed?

    My niger feeder was only visited by occasional Goldfinches this winter but for the past three weeks it has attracted a succession of Lesser Redpolls, Siskins and a few Goldfinches every day. Up to ten birds are present at a time. The location is Surrey, England.
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    New boy living in Spain.

    You don't say whereabouts you live in Spain but I can assure you that the Birdlife available there is highly varied and of course figures numerous species that you wouldn't see in Britain (the opposite also applies of course). You do need to get out and about to see a large diversity but if its...
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    Current fuss in North America about eponymous English bird names

    I'd say the problem with Portuguese names is not the eponyms but their idiosyncracy. Quite a few species names give no idea of the wider relationships of the bird in question. For example, and just among storm-petrels, we have Casquilho, Calca-mar, Alma-de-mestre and Roquinho , for Wilson's...
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    House Bunting breeds in Spain

    The Aves Estrecho Gibraltar Whatsapp group reports the successful nesting of the House Bunting at Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain; the town opposite Gibraltar as you may know. A pair was seen feeding a recently fledged juvenile on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th. This is the first known instance of nesting...
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    Gibraltar Bird Report 2022

    Now available online and free to view on the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society website (www.gonhs.org). As usual it features a Systematic List, Tables of migrating raptor daily counts, and a Ringing Report.
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    Killer whales in Strait of Gibraltar

    I understand that the Orcas take objection to sailing yachts not the launches and catamarans used by whale watchers. The orcas quite seldom come near Gibraltar itself but instead haunt the tarifa area, where the tuna nets are.
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    Slender-billed Gull influx into NW Iberia

    The Slender-billed Gull is rarely reported in Iberia away from its few breeding colonies in Andalucía and the Levant and the nearby coasts. It was a rarities committee bird in Portugal until 2008 but has since become a frequent presence in coastal Algarve. There are few published records from...
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    Putative Baltic Gull Gibraltar

    Two photos of an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull photographed at Europa Point, Gibraltar, on Thursday 16 February 2023. I'd appreciate any comments from larophiles regarding whether it can be regarded as a dark intermedius or as a nominate race, Baltic Gull. For interest, I also include a photo...
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    Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?

    From the description pf appearance and behaviour I would say that they were probably Common Buzzards, members of a species in which there is considerable variation in size (between sexes) and plumage.
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    Bucket list Recommendations required !

    The London Wetland Centre meets all your mobility requirements. In winter it is a good site for Bitterns and, usually, Redwings, and much more besides.
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    Scottish coastal sighting

    This is a Dunnock. Dunnocks are characteristic of dense scrub, including Sea Buckthorn stands such as those at Aberlady
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