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    What kind of storm-petrel? northeast off Taiwan

    My friend have photographed this storm-petrel sp. few days ago, about 5.5 nautical miles off Yilan County, Taiwan. The regular storm-petrel here should be Swinhoe's, but this one looks longer and more forked tail than usual Swinhoe's. According to my friend's statement, this bird has a little...
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    Warbler ID in Norther Taiwan

    There was a Warbler (previous Seicercus sp.) photographed by many birders few days ago in New Taipei City, Northern Taiwan. Some of the photos showed broken on top of the eye but others didn't. Unfortunately there was no any sound recorded. The tail pattern showed very white on R5 and R6 that...
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    White Wagtail (lugens x ocularis?), Taiwan

    There is a strange white wagtail found by my friend in nothern Taiwan today. Could it be a cross individual between ocularis and lugens ? Location: Taoyuan, northern Taiwan Date: 20-March-2019
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    White Wagtail, Taiwan

    There's another candidate of baicalensis recently in Taiwan again. Please help to ID the subsp. Thanks! It's very interesting to observe their migration in the same date! Date: 24th March, 2018 Location: Taoyuan County, Taiwan
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    Yellow Wagtail, Taiwan

    Here is a Yellow Wagtail in Dongyin island, Lienchiang County, Taiwan. Could anyone help to ID between M.t.macronyx/M.f.thunbergi, plz? Are there any stable characteristics to tell the difference? (IMO, macronyx is more possible than thunbergi because of the clean front area, obvious yellow...
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    White Wagtail, Taiwan

    Here is another "grey back, no eyestripe" wagtail in Taiwan, but no rump picture available this time. Could this one be baicalensis or just variation of leucopsis again ? IMO, the great coverts are two-aged, thus first-summer is more possible. Could baicalensis show the pattern of secondary...
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    Yellow Wagtails, Taiwan

    The followings are three individuals in Taiwan recently. Please help to ID the Eastern/Western Yellow Wagtail and subspecies if possible. Thanks! Date: 17~21th March, 2017 Location: Taipei City, Taiwan
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    White Wagtail, Taiwan

    Here is another wagtail from northern Taiwan. Gray back with few blotch, no eyestripe(or just blurred due to moulting of ear coverts??), gray rump, whitish great and median coverts and large black area of throat and upper breast. Could this be a baicalensis or just a moulting ocularis? Thanks...
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    Teal, Taiwan

    Here is a teal from southern Taiwan by my friend. (The rightmost one in the photo). He said the female Green-winged Teal looks so wierd by the followings: 1) the white semi-circular shaped eyerings 2) white spot at the bill base 3) whitish throat area So, is it any possibilty of Blue-winged...
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    White Wagtail, Taiwan

    This white wagtail is photographed in Taiwan today. Is his eye-striped pattern and black area of chin O.K. for a lugens? How about the possibility of a hybrid (leucopsis x ocularis)? Thanks for any comment. Location: Taichung City, Taiwan Date: 12th March, 2017
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    Stint, Taiwan

    Here is a Dunlin-like shorebird that seems not a regular bird in Taiwan. Could anyone help to ID for us? Baird's Sandpiper or Western Sandpiper? Thanks. Location: Pingtung, Taiwan Date: 26th Feb. 2017
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    Pipit, Taiwan

    My friend photographed this pipit last year. Is this a Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus or Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris. Because this could be the first record of any one pipit above in Taiwan, please help to ID. Thanks a lot for any comments. Location: Pingtung County, Taiwan Date: 1st Jan...
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    White Wagtail, Taiwan

    Here is another White Wagtail in Taiwan, which photographed by a local birder today. Is this one M.a. personata or first-winter/adult female alboides ? Location: Pingtung County, Taiwan. Date: 24th Feb. 2017 Thanks!
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    White Wagtail. Kinmen island, Taiwan

    Please help me to ID the subspecies of this White Wagtail. I think a little chance of baicalensis than leucopsis by the great/median coverts pattern and grey rump. If so, this could be a rarity in this area. Thanks! Photographed on 04, Feb., 2017. Shagang ranch, Kinmen County, Taiwan. (GPS...
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