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    "modestus" Great White Egret? N Italy 1 apr 2024

    Dear all, I wonder if this bird could be a Casmerodius albus modestus (Great White Egret, oriental subsp.). Pics taken 1st April 24, in a wetland area in Italy (between Modena and Bologna). Legs seems to be wholly red, apart from some dark parts due to mud, I think. Also, the bill seems rather...
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    some info about Tenerife

    Hi, I’d like to know which bird species in Tenerife is considered “naturalized”, ie – if I’m not wrong – is into “Category C” having a self-sustaining populations (definition from this site Species categories - British Ornithologists' Union). So, in other words, species which are valid info a...
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    bird in Varanger (Finnmark, Norway)

    thank you, it'd be it, with a weird upright posture
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    bird in Varanger (Finnmark, Norway)

    hi there I have this pic of a bird which I saw on 31 May 2023 in the area of Tana Delta, Varanger (Finnmark, Norway). Looking at the pic, I have no clue. My ebird check list of that day is not showing anything useful. Amazingly, I did not remember having sptted a mystery bird that day, but the...
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    I need to see a hoopoe in Italy

    the call (song?) is very simple, here's a good recording of it: XC559875 Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
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    I need to see a hoopoe in Italy

    hi there. Hoopoe in widespead in Italy and summer is very good to see them. Keep your ears ready to detect the distinctive call. Of course, the best is to look in urban parks and countryside.
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    any update about birding in Jordan?

    Hi there Maybe someone has recent feedback returning from Jordan for birdwatching? Especially about travelling with binocular and compact camera (in my case a medium sized Canon SX70HS) and having (or not having) troubles in airport, check points and so on.
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    Jordan off limits for birders?

    no problem in april 2019 I know that an organized group of Italian birders and photographers, more or less friends of mine, have been in Jordan in April 2019. I know they did not have any trouble, despite of using bino's, scopes and of course various cameras. Important fact is, I think, that...
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    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    thanx.... Hello, I forgot to thank all those replied this topic. Anyway, I finally decided to go to.... Nederland! It'll be easier due to better flights and no hassle having to drive the car on the opposite side we are used. I saved into a PDF the infos you all provided me in this forum, for...
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    Ideas for birding in autumn

    thanks for the reply. Anyway, I finally decide to go to.... Nederland! It'll be easier due to better flights and no hassle having to drive the car on the opposite side we are used.
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    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    Thanx again for the replies. About which species I'd like more to see: it'd be pretty simple as I never birded norther than Czech republic. Actually, I already saw a lot of birds wintering in Italy, such as Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, white tailed Eagles, all the Grebes, 3 species of Divers. I...
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    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    Thanx a lot for the replies so far
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    Ideas for birding in autumn

    Hi there. I’m from Italy and I wonder if birding in autumn in Ireland (October, November?) could be interesting for someone like me, who never visited north Europe on the whole. I guess the reply is YES. As you can imagine, I miss a lot of species…. Anyway, I’d have some limitations: Cheap...
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    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    Hi there. I’m from Italy and I wonder if birding in autumn in Scotland (October, November?) could be interesting for someone like me, who never visited north Europe on the whole. I guess the reply is YES. As you can imagine, I miss a lot of species…. Anyway, I’d have some limitations: Cheap...
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    Azores

    I have some current sightings which I'd like to be included in http://azoresbirdsightings.blogspot.pt/ someone knows how ho contact the blog owners? I can't find any way
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