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Recent content by Kaan Ozgencil

  1. Kaan Ozgencil

    Falcon - sensitive species

    Thanks so much for the replies. Here is the reply I received from Dick Forsman. He thinks it's a Saker of the saceroides variant. He, too, found the bird challenging and said the bird has features of both species. Thanks again for taking your time to write replies. Hi Kaan, Thanks for mail. I...
  2. Kaan Ozgencil

    Falcon - sensitive species

    Hello everybody, I came across this falcon in a deep and nearly inaccesible canyon somewhere in Turkey a couple of days ago. It was flushed by another raptor and spent some time soaring at high altitude before it flew away. I cannot with certainty tell whether it is a Lanner or a Saker. I'm not...
  3. Kaan Ozgencil

    Greater Scaups?

    Thanks for the reply Alexander. We censused the whole lake, and there wasn't a single Tufted Duck in the lake. If these really are Scaups, then I have myself a lifer here 🕺 They are super rare in inland waters of continental Turkey; there are only several records from the region. Thanks again...
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    Greater Scaups?

    Hello. I found these two ducks yesterday in Central Turkey (Ankara province) in a freshwater lake, and I am having hard time IDing them because of some unusual features they have. These ducks were hanging within an Aythya nyroca flock. What I found unusual about them were (i) they have rather...
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    How to distinguish common and thrush nightingale calls?

    This was exactly what I needed. Thank you! I can tell their call recordings apart with a high success rate now.
  6. Kaan Ozgencil

    How to distinguish common and thrush nightingale calls?

    I did study them on xeno and still can't get a good grasp. I really need someone to explain in words the subtle differences between their calls/alarm calls.
  7. Kaan Ozgencil

    How to distinguish common and thrush nightingale calls?

    Hello everyone, I need someone to tell me how to distinguish calls of thrush nightingale and common nightingale in the field. Thanks in advance to those who will try to help. The big day is almost here and I don't wanna miss any possible thrush nightingales.
  8. Kaan Ozgencil

    Common swift or pallid swift

    Hello everyone. Would you help me ID the swifts below? My guesses are: - p1: Pallid - p2: Pallid Thanks in advance!
  9. Kaan Ozgencil

    Help needed - Raptor age class

    Hello everyone, I need some help with determining age of two raptors. I do have my own guesses but I need to make sure that I get their ages correct. Below are the photos of a snake eagle (1 photo) and booted eagle (2 photos) we took 2 days ago in Ankara, Turkey. Thanks in advance.
  10. Kaan Ozgencil

    Owl ID help

    Hello. I have a very low quality owl photo from last year. A friend of mine took it. It was taken in Middle East Technical University campus in Ankara, on 11.08.2016, at 1.45am. I know there aren't many possibilities and it's a rather easy call but I just wanted to have some expert opinion as...
  11. Kaan Ozgencil

    wader / Iran

    Yes, that's a gorgeous wood sandpiper.
  12. Kaan Ozgencil

    Mystery gull from Ankara - new photos

    Thanks for taking time to write such a detailed reply, Mr.Salomon. I would go with michahellis as well. I will announce the finding today =) Thanks very much for your help. I wish you a pleasant day!
  13. Kaan Ozgencil

    Mystery gull from Ankara - new photos

    Any ideas? No ideas =/
  14. Kaan Ozgencil

    Mystery gull from Ankara - new photos

    A friend of mine has sent me some better photos of the gull in http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=342957. These photos are all untouched and reveal more details for the head and neck. They might strengthen the current ID or maybe even change it. Thanks in advance.
  15. Kaan Ozgencil

    Big gull from Ankara, Turkey. 18.04.2017

    So this is a yellow-legged gull 2nd cy. It is still a new species for our campus =) Thanks very much!
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