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    Gull Central Spain ¿LBBG 3cy?

    Hello everyone! A friend of mine saw this gull yesterday near a wetland at Cuenca, Central Spain. I think it is a 3cy Lesser Black-backed (based on pattern of greater coverts with inner ones very dark, mantle, any window in primaries) but I cannot discard Yellow-legged (not very long-winged...
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    Identification Atlas of the Continental Birds of Southwestern Europe (Javier Blasco Zumeta & Gerd-Michael Henze)

    From time to time, the Bird Identification Questions& Answers forum in BirdForum Blasco-Zumeta digital guide arises as an important resource to resolve ID issues. This photographic online guide has gained respect among European birders for its quality. For many tears it was firstly hosted at...
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    ¿Hen Harrier? Cuenca, Central Spain, today

    This morning I had a raptor gliding straight away in backlight. I wasn`t able to make out further relevant details with the binoculars, and just managed took some photos which I have enlighted a bit to show better more underside details. Moments after a young goshawk flew by, but this was...
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    Warbler-Cuenca-Central Spain

    Seen today. Probably a Reed Warbler, but I would like to exclude Iduna opaca , which can be found some km away from this area. The colour appears to me as a bit warm for the latter (I have problems with colours), but bill base seems broad in some pictures. I post also two blurry photos as they...
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    Sedge Warbler singing? Wetland at Cuenca (Central Spain) 1st April

    I wonder if it is possible to confirm Sedge Warbler from the two phrases heard at the beggining and end of the recording. Or it is Reed Warbler instead? There was a lot of wind noise. There are also some other species in background, I think at least Coot, Water Rail, Zitting Cisticola, and maybe...
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    ¿Iberian Chifchaff? Cuenca, Central Spain, 16th March 2023

    I wonder if the moult limit in the outer primaries (photos 2&3) could be used in this particular case for a positive ID of this species vs Common, as have been suggested in recent papers. Can someone with ringing experience on Phylloscopus help? The bird didn´t call at all.
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    Large Gull-Central Spain

    This gull was among a large flock of mostly adults Lesser Black-Backed Gulls yesterday 6th december, at a wetland in Cuenca (Central Spain). At first I thought it could be a 2cy (bicoloured bill) Yellow-Legged or even a (quite sparse here) Herring Gull, due to its light background colour &...
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    Young eagle. Cuenca, Central Spain 24th november

    I saw this perched eagle in a nasty powerline tower this afternoon. In the field I was a little confused with what seemed to me more streaked breast than expected for SIE (not thinking on EIE, of course!), but after in the photos it seems to me more the spacing between feathers than actual...
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    Dead bird- Central Spain, end of March 2012

    This bird was found dead by a former riverkeeper, who handle to me this photo when he retired this year. I think it is a Spotted Crake but would like opinions of people more used to this group. This is the only photograph available. The bird was found close to a river with plenty of reeds...
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    3 immature gulls, Cantabria (N Spain), last week

    I'm nearly sure that first one (first three photos) is a 2 cy Common Gull (among several Black Headed). It is a regular species in the area but not common (maybe some tens of them along the Cantabric coast each winter). Of the other two gulls I have only one photo from each, and I'm afraid that...
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    Which Buteo? Cuenca-Central Spain-August 2021

    We find this bird and relocated it three days later in the same area, when the photos were taken (against a backlite than prevented better detail). Shows an orange tail without terminal dark band (except for a hint in the two outer rectrices), somehow scalloped patterned coverts. Tarsi appear...
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    Golden/Spanish Imperial Eagle, Central Spain

    I saw this bird far, always flying away from me, so I couldn't get a fair front view (impossible to see any white shoulders). The photo is a little bit crappy, result of finding no batteries inside the camera and getting a bit nervous trying to put one inside, after a very brief and far view...
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    Sylvia ID confirmation, Central Spain

    Yesterday I saw a couple of Sylvia which I'm reasonably confident that are Spectacled, but the first impression was a slightly bigger size than expected. It is safe with these photos to rule out Common Whitethroat, which is not a frequent breeder in the area? Cuenca, around 1600 m above sea level.
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    Small bird ID, SW Greenland

    A friend send me these photos taken near Arsuk, SW Greenland, on august 18th, while on a kayaking trip. He tells me that there were with other 5-6 birds, all with the same pattern. My first thought is that they are snow buntings (perhaps juveniles) based on the tail pattern seen on the lower...
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    Night calls, Cuenca (Central Spain)

    I recorded these to calls two days ago. It is the first time I do some night recording and otherwise my hearing is quite bad, so maybe there is nothing here to be IDed. First one a single call, around 1:30 a.m. Second one a series of six calls(?) from 5 s onwards, around 02:30 am (Bufo...
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    Pipit Central Spain ID

    I'm leaning towards Tree Pipit, although it is a little bit late for them in this area. I suppose that even with this prominent supercilium other similar and much rarer pipits (i.e. hodgsoni) could be safely discarded Today, about 900 m asl, near Cuenca, in a riverine woodland
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    Garden warbler, C Spain?

    A species I'm still not very familiar with. Or maybe is other one?
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    Warbler, C Spain

    I'm a little confused with this bird. Could it be Sylvia borin? Today at Cuenca mountains, around 1100 m a.s.l.
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    Yellow Wagtail subspecies, Central Spain

    These are some April photos of Yellow Wagtail taken around Cuenca, Central Spain, during late March-April. I think they are all ssp. flava, but the extent of white upper throat in some individuals (photos 1,2,3) contrast to full yellow throat individuals (photos 4,5,6) (although doesn't come...
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    Cirl or yellowhammer, Central Spain

    Photo taken today, around 1100 m a.s.l. In this area the default is Cirl Bunting but in winter small groups of yellowhammers can be found in the higher areas. I took this bird as Cirl but now I'm doubting with a female yellowhammer (yellowhammers males were present not very far away). My colour...
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    Gull-billed or Common Tern, Santa Pola, Spain

    A friend sends me this photo taken last week at Santa Pola saltpans, in the Mediterranean Spanish coast. While black in nape appears too extensive for Common (and bill seems completely black), rather long and thin beak and short legs make me think is that species and not a Gull-Billed. In my...
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    Garden warbler? Central Spain

    I have it identified as such, but as I hear badly and there were also other warblers and Common Nightingale around (and this is a species I'm not very familiar with), I would like more opinions. There are probably two different birds in the photo, although is the same tree. Cuenca mountains...
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    Central Spain ID, please

    I have IDed these as (1) Tawny Pipit and (2) Winchat. It is correct? I'm not very familiar with neither of them Cuenca, Central Spain, today
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    Info on Slovakia Tatras end June

    Hello! I have the opportunity of travelling to Liptovsky-Mykulas for a sport event at the end of June, and would like to spend four-five days after that walking & birding around the Tatras area (or others close to it) I am from northern Spain and live in central Spain so fortunately I've seen...
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    Tawny pipit? Central Spain

    I saw today this bird I'm not familiar with at a wetland near Cuenca (Central Spain) Sized about a robust pipit (smaller than song thrush), standing upright, flew a couple of times not showing distintive white in tail sides (at least I couldn't see it) I think it could be Tawny Pipit, but I'm...
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