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  1. Aladdin

    Shore bird call? 2 days ago at the salt pans outside Bangkok

    Dear Members and bird watchers! Yes, I was at the salt pans outside Bangkok 2 days ago and I have terrorized you with some poor pictures. So now, if you are sitting down I have a poor recording from 2 days ago. Never heard a bird like this before. I just kept the recording. I was back today to...
  2. Aladdin

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper? Bangkok yesterday morning

    Thank you johnallcock! I will change it to Great Knot in eBird. I will go back today and I really hope I can get closer to the birds for some good pictures. Appreciated as always! Aladdin
  3. Aladdin

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper? Bangkok yesterday morning

    Thank you very much Southern Frogmouth! Great Knot and Broad-billed Sandpiper are on the same page in my book. The only difference I can see is the bended bill and the Great knot have a black/ very dark tail. Of course, the sun shine can make it hard to see. Now I realize that it might be due...
  4. Aladdin

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper? Bangkok yesterday morning

    Thank you THE_FERN! Hard to come close to get good pictures. It is Sunday tomorrow and I will get back to spend a couple of hours. It is a beautiful area so it is a joy just moving around in the area. So I hope I can get back home with better pictures. Maybe it is a Knot, but in my book the...
  5. Aladdin

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper? Bangkok yesterday morning

    Thank you very much! Quick reply, highly appreciated. So, them my ID of the Broad-billed Sandpiper is wrong as well. I ID the bird in the picture as a Broad-billed Sandpiper because of the down tipped bill and blackish strip through the feathers. Just a black/ dark strip through the feathers.
  6. Aladdin

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper? Bangkok yesterday morning

    Dear Members and Bird Watchers! I spotted this bird yesterday and I have ID the bird as an Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. Why? Because of the down bended bill and the dark browning striped top of the head and darker feathers I was thinking Broad-billed Sandpiper, but this bird should have a longer...
  7. Aladdin

    Long-toed Stint in Bangkok today

    Thank you very much!! Lucky I got pictures as the "feather" feature is not easy to observe without a picture. Appreciated! Kind Regards Aladdin
  8. Aladdin

    Long-toed Stint in Bangkok today

    Dear Members and Bird Watchers Attached pictures, I have ID the birds as Long-toed Stints because my book say "Ad non-br has black-brown centres and grey edges to upperpart feathers" Do not say anything about the legs, but the picture have yellowish legs. The feathers fir the description if...
  9. Aladdin

    Ruff in Bangkok

    Hello! Yes, when in winter uniform it is next to impossible for me to ID the birds and I spend more time with my books than looking for the birds. Many of the waders disappears from Thailand when they change to breeding uniform. But there are still some of them remaining. But then the rain...
  10. Aladdin

    Ruff in Bangkok

    Cheers! Thanks, now I know how to see the difference between the Common and Nordmann's Greenshank, very hard to see any difference in my book, maybe due to my age. The pictures seems to get smaller by the year. I love the "SIMILAR SPECIES" feature in OPUS, but not all of the species have this...
  11. Aladdin

    Ruff in Bangkok

    Cheers! Sorry for the pictures, I have edited my post and renamed my pictures. Ok, pic 2 is a Marsh Sandpiper, I was confused with the yellow base and in my book and on internet the bill had the colour as the Greenshank. I will report it as a Marsh Sand piper. Highly appreciated Kind Regards...
  12. Aladdin

    Ruff in Bangkok

    Dear Members and Bird Watchers! It is getting a wee bit embarrassing with me and the waders by now. I learned here about the bill on the Common Greenshank and the Marsh Sandpiper a few days ago by the help of the birdforum. Pic 1) Common Greenshank, the bill goes up a little as per the first...
  13. Aladdin

    Common Redshank - Bangkok salt pans

    Thank you THE_FERN! There were hundreds of them in the salt pans and if I would not have got a picture I might have ID the bird as a spotted as the only way I can see the difference is the bill and the dark back. Highly appreciated! Kind Regards and Happy Birding Aladdin
  14. Aladdin

    Common Redshank - Bangkok salt pans

    Dear Members and Bird Watchers There are 2 Common Redshanks on the first picture. Bill half black and half red. On the other picture the same two birds are joined by a friend, the Spotted Redshank. ID by full black bill on the top and same 50/50 black/red under bill as the Common Redshank...
  15. Aladdin

    Waders in Bangkok earlier this morning

    Thank you very much johnallcock! Bird 3 and 4 are two different birds. Bird #6 have the white eye browe, but #3 and 4 only have the blackish shadow of a black eye stripe and thus I ID both as Little Stints even though they should have a black eye strip according to my book. I have a hard time...
  16. Aladdin

    Waders in Bangkok earlier this morning

    Thank you very much! I think the legs look greenish comparing to the bird in picture 1 and thus my ID. But this is mot the first time reflections are playing with me. Highly Appreciated Kind Regards Aladdin
  17. Aladdin

    Waders in Bangkok earlier this morning

    Dear Members and Bird Watchers I was on the slat pans outside Bangkok today. And I have some problem with the ID. Picture 1) The bird on the left hand side, I think it is Marsh Sandpiper and the right hand bird is ID as a Common Greenshank. They look the same to me, but the right hand side...
  18. Aladdin

    Ducks in San Jose

    Cheers njlarsen I will not add any birds to my report to eBird, I will just keep the Blue-winged Teal I wish you a good bird watching year 2025 Aladdin
  19. Aladdin

    Ducks in San Jose

    Cheers, I have not reported the bird and I will keep my Blue-winged Teal observation I hope you will see plenty new birds for 2025 Aladdin
  20. Aladdin

    Ducks in San Jose

    Thank you DHayden, highly appreciated I have searched and female shoveler is the only one I can see with this green spot. Looks a little too big to be a mallard, looks very heavy on the legs Mallards, at least I imagine this, looks a little bit more streamlined. But it is a very poor picture...
  21. Aladdin

    Ducks in San Jose

    Happy New Year all Members and Bird watchers I spotted ducks today, Blue-winged Teals and Lesser Scaups. I take a picture of the birds on the other side of the lake to see if there is something exciting. I see one bird, left hand side, and it looks like it have a green spot on the wing, and it...
  22. Aladdin

    Birds from Costa Rica, San Jose area earlier today

    Hello Valery Schollaert I am in San Jose area and it comes up in eBird as backed Happy New Year Aladdin
  23. Aladdin

    Birds from Costa Rica, San Jose area earlier today

    Thank you THE_FERN! Appreciated! I see that the naped is split in to three and naped is no longer an option in eBird. At least not in my area. Veracruz wren, Campylorhynchus rufinucha Sclater's wren, Campylorhynchus humilis Rufous-backed wren, Campylorhynchus capistratus Happy New Year Aladdin
  24. Aladdin

    Birds from Costa Rica, San Jose area earlier today

    Thank you very much, highly appreciated! Gray Hawk, I was looking for this, but not an option in eBird until I wrote GREY. Reference say GRAY, so I tried Grey-lined and this was an rare bird alert and I got scared. I tried the GREY and I could report the bird. I spotted two today. My lifer...
  25. Aladdin

    Birds from Costa Rica, San Jose area earlier today

    Happy New Year Members and bird watchers! I spent 10 days in the Costa Rican mountains, fantastic. 139 different birds and 78 LIFERS and I hope to increase this numbers by the help of you. I have had Guides and never any problem to ID the birds. Present hotel where I have stayed for 3 days...
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