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  1. michalb

    Woodpecker, northern Poland

    Hello all, this one was quite close, but unfortunately I didn't have any camera on a bike trip and could only take pictures with a phone... My first thought was a juvenile Dendrocopos major, but then I noticed it had a very sizeable white gap on its neck, no red on head and visible streaking on...
  2. michalb

    Guide for coral reef fish

    Hi, I'm thinking about buying a guide to help identify and name at least some of underwater wildlife that can (still) be seen on coral reefs. Though not bird-related, I'm sure I'll find some valuable recommendations from the bibliophiles here :) My short web research pointed me to "Coral Reef...
  3. michalb

    Wader, Poland

    Hi, I had a great day today watching waders, managed 5 species together in one photo :) But this one (on the left on both photos of course) I cannot ID. Seems visibly larger than Calidris alpina, and the brow is very clear. What can it be? Thanks for any suggestions! Michał Location: Beka...
  4. michalb

    Waders, Poland

    Hi, any idea about those two guys in flight? The lower one looks like a Tringa glareola (seen some others wading in the area), and the other maybe too? Happy to hear your opinions. Location: Beka nature reserve, Baltic sea coast in northern Poland Date: 19.07.2020
  5. michalb

    Pipit, Poland

    Hi all, is this Anthus pratensis or A. trivialis? I thought Meadow, but on the third photo, unfortunately out of focus, but still the face marking can be seen, which are pointing more to Tree I would say. On the other hand, the side photo clearly shows a long hind claw - that would rather...
  6. michalb

    Biebrza marshes on fire

    I haven't seen it mentioned on birdforum so far. Probably most birders, at least European, know what Biebrza is. The situation is disastrous, and it happens right during the breeding season for birds...
  7. michalb

    Passerines, Panama

    Ok, so here's probably the last batch of questions from this winter's Central American trip. First bird is just for confirmation, as I'm pretty convinced that it's a Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus). Is it right? Location: rainforest edge near Wizard Beach, Bastimentos Island...
  8. michalb

    More birds of prey, Panama

    Thanks again for a great discussion under my previous post concerning Panamanian raptors. Here's more :) First two photos show the same individual, is it a Black-Hawk (Buteogallus sp.)? Which one, if so? I thought a Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus), but it seems to be out of range...
  9. michalb

    Wood-Warbler (?), Panama

    Parulidae are another group of birds which give me headache, especially those winter north American tourists visiting the tropics :) As an European with very limited experience in Americas, I wasn't even 100% sure that it was a wood-warbler at the time I saw it (my younger son spotted it, my...
  10. michalb

    Birds of prey, Panama

    I join these two together in order not to create too many threads. Here are two raptors I saw in north-western Panama. The first one (two photos) is a puzzle for me, I can't decide what could it be - a juvenile Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)? Or a juvenile Peregrine maybe? The other...
  11. michalb

    Another Hummingbird, Panama

    I have a few more birds seen in Panama I'd like to ask you to help me identify. Here's another hummingbird, an absolutely beautiful specimen. All photos show the same individual. Note how its gorgeous blue chest turns grey/white when the light changes, even though the first two photos were taken...
  12. michalb

    Woodcreeper, Costa Rica

    Seeing a woodcreeper was one of my biggest birding dreams for the Neotropics and finally I managed to see one, but I would be even happier if I could solve the id of the one I saw :) So here it is, unfortunately a piece of palm was right between us and the next second the bird went to the other...
  13. michalb

    Sandpiper, Costa Rica

    If I saw this bird in Europe, I would probably think "what a strange sanderling". But this being on the Pacific coast in Central America, I'm not sure what to make out of it. Calidris mauri/pusilla? Or in fact a Sanderling? Location: Pacific Ocean coast of Golfo Dulce in Zancudo, south-eastern...
  14. michalb

    Tyrant flycatchers, Panama

    Here's another set of birds I couldn't id in Panama. All three were seen on the same day (4.01.2020) and in the same area, on the slopes of Baru volcano. Tyrant flycatchers are sooo difficult for me, after a few days we became experienced in separating e.g. Great Kiskadee from Social Flycatcher...
  15. michalb

    Hawk (?), Panama

    Another bird I couldn't id at Finca Lerida coffee plantation. This time the only photo I have is much worse, but maybe someone can help with the id. I found birds of prey very difficult to id during this trip. This hawk (?) was soaring over the coffee plantation and nearby cloud forest, it...
  16. michalb

    Hummingbird, Panama

    Hi all, I recently came back from a wonderful trip to Panama plus a few days in Costa Rica. It was a backpacking trip with kids, so not a birding-oriented holiday, although my children are VERY keen on birds. Anyway, I obviously still managed to see plenty of fantastic birds and to id them...
  17. michalb

    Goose, Poland

    Hi all, another old photo I came across while browsing through my archives. I thought it was Anser fabalis, but I'm not so sure now. Any ideas? Location: Kraków, southern Poland Date: 28.02.2011
  18. michalb

    Gull, Poland

    Hi all, I'm trying to improve my (weak) id skills for large gulls. Browsing through my photos I found this one from 10 years ago. Is it "omissus type" of Larus argentatus or something else? The bill seems very strong, I'd say definitely not cachinnans-type, but could michahellis be possible? The...
  19. michalb

    Passerine, Poland

    I found this one while browsing through my old photos. Is it a juvenile bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)? Location: foothills of Bieszczady mountains, south-east Poland Date: 19.08.2015
  20. michalb

    Tern, Poland

    Hi all, a very poor photo, but it's the only one I have. Could this be an Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)? I think the bill is short and the size would fit too, it was much smaller than Sandwich terns which were flying around for some time. Thanks for any thoughts! Michal Location: Baltic Sea...
  21. michalb

    Diving ducks, Poland

    Hello, I thought at first it was a group of female tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula), but then I noticed the bird in the middle of the attached photo seems a bit different (plumage and bill shape). Could it be a greater scaup (Aythya marila) or maybe some hybrid? Thanks for any suggestions Michał...
  22. michalb

    Feather, Poland

    Hello, this time it's a feather I kindly ask you to help me identify. I found it on Thursday (20.09.2018) in a forest near my home in Gdynia, northern Poland (Baltic Sea coast). I have my own guess on it based on the book "Tracks & Signs of the Birds of Britain & Europe", but what do you think...
  23. michalb

    Plumeleteer in Peru

    Not sure if this is the right subforum for this kind of question, feel free to redirect me if that's the case. In "Birds of Peru" by Schulenberg et al. (2010 edition, Helm), one can read about White-vented plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) occurring in Tumbes in northern Peru. On the other hand...
  24. michalb

    Geese & waders, Poland

    Hi all, be warned, some really bad pictures here :) #1-3: those look like ruff, Calidris pugnax, but I have doubts about the one on the right in photo #2 - it didn't seem to have any red on the bill and its legs looked very yellowish-green to me - what could it be? And the one on the left in #4...
  25. michalb

    Gull, Portugal

    Hello, is this Larus fuscus (graellsii?) or L. michahellis? I'm thinking the former, as it had (the were a few of them in fact) a markedly darker mantle than the ubiquitous michahellis around. Do you agree? Location: Lagos, Algarve, Atlantic coast of south Portugal Date: 14.03.2018
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