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  1. Sherpa

    Garden / Yard List 2025

    Came to this thread late, sorry. I'll try to post updates from time to time. Living on the edge of the Humber near Spurn. Finally moved into newly built house. Thought I'd do a garden year list, although many distractions, particularly mornings out down Spurn Point, conspire against a really big...
  2. Sherpa

    Willow warbler - Canal De Ibiza, Spain this morning

    Melodious Warbler
  3. Sherpa

    Unknown Nocturnal Flight Call, Otley, West Yorkshire UK

    Sounds like Upland Sandpiper (I'm not saying it definitely is!). Could someone have been playing tricks with you? Similar to this XC444253 Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
  4. Sherpa

    A few from the Kalloni area of Lesvos

    I don't think the warbler is GRW. Looks like one of the smaller species to me. Colour and structure suggests Marsh Warbler.
  5. Sherpa

    Two Mauritius seabirds December 2024

    Nah
  6. Sherpa

    Swift, Mount Olympus, Cyprus - 18th April 2025

    Pallid Swift for sure. Lovely scaly underparts.
  7. Sherpa

    Long-toed Stint Pak Thale Thailand Dec 29, 2024

    Yes, Long-toed Stint
  8. Sherpa

    Whitethroat ?

    Phylloscopus warbler, possibly a Chiffchaff
  9. Sherpa

    Please ID this pipit, Tree/Olive

    Tree Pipit.
  10. Sherpa

    Is this a non UK redstart?

    Can someone annotate the original image to highlight features that trick the eye into thinking it's a Redstart. However much I look, I can't get past woodpigeon.
  11. Sherpa

    Wheatears - Side, Turkey

    All Eastern Black-eared. They are pretty variable, depending on age, sex, moult, form (black-throated/black-eared).
  12. Sherpa

    Crested terns, Red Sea, Egypt

    I like the thought of Great Crested Teens! Harks back to the seventies.
  13. Sherpa

    Hummingbird - Ecuador February 6, 2025

    female Booted Racket-tail and Bronzy Inca for me
  14. Sherpa

    Red-breasted or taiga flycatcher Zhejiang China

    As far as I know, the 'tek' call is the same for both species. However, the dry Wren-like rattle is a good way to separate them. Taiga has a faster version, where you cannot discern the individual notes, whereas RBF is slower and the individual notes are clearly audible. Well worth listening for.
  15. Sherpa

    Question about wader ID

    If you're looking for a silver bullet, Sanderling lacks a hind toe (an adaptation for running swiftly) whereas Little Stint has a hind toe. This can be seen by careful observation and photos. I have a certain amount of sympathy for your question. Sanderling is a potential pitfall for the...
  16. Sherpa

    This warbler is seen in the Alappuzha dist of kerala,India please help in identifying

    Looks good for Dusky Warbler, a rare bird in Kerala.
  17. Sherpa

    Gulls ID - India

    The forehead of many can be seen to be gently sloping, not steep like Black-headed, giving a less rounded look. The bills are rather stout, not slim like Black-headed. The more I look at the single white headed bird, the more I'm sure it is a 'large' gull, and therefore the size of the smaller...
  18. Sherpa

    Red-breasted Nuthatch? Cherokee County, NC; January 2025

    The pale area you are seeing is the paler crown of a Brown-headed Nuthatch.
  19. Sherpa

    Gulls ID - India

    All Brown-headed Gulls for me, apart from the white headed bird which I believe is a Steppe Gull (barabensis). Structurally, they are wrong for Black-headed Gull, and the head pattern is also good for Brown-headed.
  20. Sherpa

    Eastern Stonechat - Lincolnshire

    Based on the rather small extent of the rump (not extending up onto the back), plus rump colour (well saturated and not two toned) and overall colour saturation, I would say stej. But they are very tricky and dna is invaluable. I should also say, my ancient phone screen makes everything look...
  21. Sherpa

    Eastern Stonechat - Lincolnshire

    Wow! That's a very strange thing to say. There are people who have spent countless hours on the subject, and are then kind enough to share what they have learned with the rest of us. Brian Small comes to mind but there are many others.
  22. Sherpa

    Honey-buzzard sp, Kazakhstan

    Fantastic. Thank you guys. A tricky id for me.
  23. Sherpa

    Honey-buzzard sp, Kazakhstan

  24. Sherpa

    Honey-buzzard sp, Kazakhstan

  25. Sherpa

    Honey-buzzard sp, Kazakhstan

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