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    Desert Wheatear from Agadir

    Ok guys ; Western Black-eared , I hesitated with that species ; OK for it. And thanks to all for your help JR
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    Desert Wheatear from Agadir

    Hello, I have seen that bird in August 2024, Morocco, near Agadir. I m absolutely not sure of the identification and need help. JR
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    Alpine Swift from Marrakech

    Ok thanks to correct me, I do not know why I took that picture ; we have many in my country France : I don t know neither why I did not recognize it ; I focused too much on swift ! JR
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    Alpine Swift from Marrakech

    Hello, I took that bad picture this summer, end of August, in Marrakech, Morocco. I took many pictures like this , hoping to identify an Alpine Swift. It is not , but with that white , for me it is a Alpine Swift ; the second of my life, I m not sure and would appreciate confirmation. JR
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    Warbler from Morocco

    ah !! I will rember this ; continue to use their tool ; but I also will chek your website! Thanks ! JR
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    Warbler from Morocco

    Hello Valery, to tell the truth, I did not checked your link; but I knew the difference between males and females ; my bible Fauvette mélanocéphale - Curruca melanocephala - Sardinian Warbler (we can find all the species of a country, with the picture , it is a good tool for identification) no...
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    Warbler from Morocco

    ah ! I saw many , right. But this one , with the black behind the eye ; I pay too much attention to that black part and got lost ! Thanks for the help, JR
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    Warbler from Morocco

    Hello, seen last month in Morocco, 70 km south from Marrakech, Ourika. At first, I thought about a Lesser Whitethroat ; but according to Ebird , the probability to see one in Morocco is less than 0.001% !!!! then I guess it is not one ! I do not see another species which correspond exactly ...
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    Ferruginous Duck hybrid?

    Hello, I can not believe it ! I have seen so many Wigeon ; I go to the "Lac du Der" , two, three times per year, and there are many at this place , I sometimes see hundreds of Wigeon. But I have never seen one like this ! To tell the truth, I was quiet skeptic when I saw the fisrt reply of...
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    Ferruginous Duck hybrid?

    Hello, seen today in France, 30 km east from paris. It has some colors of the Ferruginous Duck ; but the white on the wing does not correspond at all. No white on the rump neither. I wonder if it is an hybrid of Ferruginous Duck ???? Any idea??? JR
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    Little tern from Paris

    Ah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bad surprise , one more mistake ! :( I had never seen juveniles of that species, quiet difficult to guess. And I did not know thet species was so small, even if I already saw some adults a few times , but alone. Thanks to all of you who corrected me , or confirmed, with...
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    Little tern from Paris

    Hello, seen today , in France, 40 km at east from Paris. It was with three Common Terns (1 adult, 2 juveniles). In Paris area, we do not have much little terns; quiet surprising. But possible. And as soon as I saw it, I saw the difference of size with the common which were a few meters closed...
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    Gull from Essaouira, Maroc

    Ok thanks a lot for that confirmation Vergan (and also to those who liked) JR
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    Birding Nice France

    My input on that area I know a little bit ; I spent all my summer vacations from 2002 to 2021.... in Grasse 45 km far from Nice But to tell the truth, I'm interested in birding only since 2020 ; before I took pictures of everything and also birds ; but a bird I could take in picture interested...
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    Gull from Essaouira, Maroc

    Hello, I have seen that bird two in Morocco two weeks ago ; in the wadi of Ksab , close to Essaouira. Audouin's Gull or Slender-billed Gull ??? Slender-billed Gull for me , but not sure 100% ; far from it ! JR
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    Bonelli's Eagle from Morocco

    Ok thanks to you Guys for that confirmation. JR
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    Bonelli's Eagle from Morocco

    Hello, I spent the two last weeks of August in Morocco; I saw a few birds I had neveer seen before, and of course I have some problems to identify some of them. This one has been seen A few km far from Agadir. I have not much doubt , but I would like confirmation JR
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    Eurasian Goshawk or Sparrowhawk

    other peoples told me also I was mistaking :( Thanks Valery for your help. JR
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    European Honey Buzzard ???

    Ok, I had never seen so pale honey buzzard. thanks for your confirmation. JR
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    Eurasian Goshawk or Sparrowhawk

    Hello, seen last week end in France, 70 km south of Paris, Fontainebleau Forest. 1 hour after this, European Honey Buzzard ??? Again, unfortunately very, very far; and photo are terrible.... I had the feeling the bird was quiet big, and I also see some white over the eye; => Eurasian Goshawk...
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    European Honey Buzzard ???

    Hello, two birds seen last week end in France, 70 km south of Paris, Fontainebleau Forest. Unfortunately very, very far; and photo are terrible.... For me, at first, I thougt it was 2 Short-toed Snake Eagle; but someone told me I was mistaking. And it is two European Honey Buzzard. It is true...
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    Parasitic Jaeger

    Ok, thanks to you two for that confirmation. JR
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    Parasitic Jaeger

    Hello, seen today in France, 100 km south east from Paris. I have almost never seen this species ; never in this area of France. The tail is caracteristic from Jaeger ; but which one ?? long tailed? Parasitic? maybe Parasitic, I m not sure . Any help on this topic is welcome! JR
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    Western Yellow Wagtail from northe east of France

    Hello, I thought I made a response to thank you ! I don't see it ! with my phone, did not work???? anyway thanks to you two for these details ; and also to those who like/confirm. JR
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    Common tern from Paris

    Hello ALexander, thanks for the confirmation ! and thanks also to those who like , agree with you. JR
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