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    Goshawk, Pyrenees, France, 11.04

    Given the time of year I would almost assume they are breeding somewhere close to where you saw this bird. From the photos it does suggest some kind of territorial defence, was it doing anything like an undulating flight?. Apart from this kind of behaviour its a tough one to prove breeding 100%.
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    ID please plus behaviour?

    Apart from rarities yes - though I have seen Rüppells there twice. On some visits, upwards of 10 species in a couple of hours inc. 5 eagle species.
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    Goshawk, Pyrenees, France, 11.04

    Classic Goshawk for me - even on just the first photo.
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    ID please plus behaviour?

    Many thanks Rafael! The hill in question, I'm sure you will know is Serra de Alcaria Ruiva (370m). I'm guessing (if my memory isn't failing) I have seen these beetles in some numbers, albeit much smaller amounts than on the day (5th May, 2009) I took the photos, some half a dozen times...
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    RFI: Communication technologies and negative effects on birdlife

    Many thanks indeed Borjam! That is enlightening - really appreciated.
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    RFI: Communication technologies and negative effects on birdlife

    Many thanks - yes I do remember this thread though I wanted to see if there are any fresh thoughts on the subject. Also, and no offence, I get a headache reading through that thread - so much info its difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff, so to speak.
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    ID please plus behaviour?

    The pictures included I took in early May, 2009 on a high hilltop in the Alentejo, Portugal. These beetles (?) were settling on the base of a fire watch tower and on rocks nearby (with a few other species - inc. earwig sp). I've seen this phenomenon at the same place a number of times - always...
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    RFI: Communication technologies and negative effects on birdlife

    Please don't shoot me down! As all of us on here, I am concerned about birdlife conservation. I am the last person to be drawn into conspiracy theories about 5G networks. In my limited capacity regarding real knowledge about this technology I have shunned all the rantings and pseudoscience. In...
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    Mistery nocturnal calls (Spain)

    Could the first one be a Stone Curlew? OR, maybe someone whistling to the dog? I cannot hear a Pluvialis plover - tone and length of call seems off to me.
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    Corona virus threat to birding

    I think all smokers, wherever they are from, know this :smoke: Prophecy...? or just an unfortunate (or maybe malicious :-O ) pun?
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    Corona virus threat to birding

    Of course, caution should be in place - just in case things get really bad....BUT, doing a little simple arithmetic reveals that worldwide, 1 in 2,700,000 people have sadly died from this virus.
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    Galerida cristata (Spain)

    One more for Thekla´s -even though the paler parts of the head pattern are quite buffish instead of whitish.
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    Alaudidae (Central Spain)

    MY first impression is Thekla's Lark - though with a piccy like this it could be a Crested. The strong face pattern and general colour fits better for Thekla's. Just cannot see a Skylark....
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    Algarve birding

    Appreciate the plug Jono :t: though I have been slowing down my guiding to a stop recently, sort of a sabbatical ;) However, Thijs Valkenburg is providing services through our website and he is most of the time based in Olhão, where he is head ornithologist at RIAS, the Algarve´s regional...
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    Tree Identities for Nile Valley Sunbird Habitat

    That's much better than Yellow Elder, which is widely used.
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    Tree Identities for Nile Valley Sunbird Habitat

    Being more serious, surely there will be other environmental factors limiting them. Seems they need lots of nectar in vegetated areas on desert edge.
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    Tree Identities for Nile Valley Sunbird Habitat

    L.camara - one name is simply Common lantana T.stans - misleading common name; Yellow elder Both are so abundant down here around the Med - hard to find a garden without them :-O
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    Tree Identities for Nile Valley Sunbird Habitat

    Yes Nutty, Lantana camara "used in an aggregate sense for a complex of horticultural/weedy hybrids and closely related species" - but I didn't want to complicate the issue of simple ID or the fact that many garden cultivars are hybrids with Lantana montevidensis. Would calling the OPs plant...
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    Tree Identities for Nile Valley Sunbird Habitat

    3: Lantana camara 4. Tecoma stans Both are not native and are used in gardening around the world in areas with warmer climates. It would be interesting to know what natural habitat/s they use, or at least originally used.
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    Monstrous looking plant

    I have these in my collection, I would never have said they needed dramatising or be called a monster to be noteworthy :-O To me they are just gorgeous - but then I suppose I'm just a weird Haworthia stroker!
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    Crest on Fire!!

    You are too kind - its obvious its a Goldcrest - but I just looked at that orange fire and thought Firecrest! Goldcrests are much more scarce in the Algarve. The odd winter we get small influxes, many winters none at all or just one or two records ;)
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    Crest on Fire!!

    A similar thing happens to male Rock Petronias - on displaying they "open" their breast feathers like theatre curtains - I must say I was quite flabbergasted at the lemon-curd intensity ;) much as I was the first time I saw a Firecrest (aka Goldcrest :-O) do its crest exposing.
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    Crest on Fire!!

    Not at all Ken ;) Here in the Algarve, Firecrest is a regular, though not so common winter visitor - a birder living here should see them pretty regularly though - they occur inland but also along the coast, especially where there are good groups of large Stone Pines - folk staying in a number...
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    What am I?

    White-fronted Goose?
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    Crest on Fire!!

    They do this when alarmed or in courtship - its fabulous to see and a surprise.
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