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    Stint from South Africa

    Hi all. Can anyone familiar with both Red-necked and Little Stint comment on this? I see some lateral expansion of the bill tip which is good for Red-necked Stint and also the tibia look quite short. Of course Red-necked Stint is amazinly rare in Southern Africa but we do get them. Cheers, Doug
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    Swift ID - South Africa

    Hi all. Just want to confirm that I called this correctly. There were a few brownish swifts present with what looked like regular adult Common Swift. I believe young Common Swifts reach South Africa in the scaled brownish plumage. BUT we have the occasional Pallid Swift that arrives. I am...
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    Birds of the middle east for smart phone

    Hi all. I am possibly visiting the middle east (Maybe a trip to Dubai soon) and would like to squeeze in some birding. I see a bird app for birds of the middle east with calls has been released. Is it any good? Not too expensive so I might buy it anyway...
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    Presumably just a Wood Sandpiper?

    thought the legs seemed particularly yellow but I presume this is just a Wood Sandpiper?
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    Shy Albatross splits

    HI all. Can someone please assist. We are trying to clear up the identification features and the actual species status of the Shy Albatross group, particularly in a Southern African context. Some young Salvin's Albatross seem to show a white had and some young Shy albatross seem to show a...
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    Pipits in a European context

    Hi all. Just a quick question. I want to start brushing up on my European birds. When it comes to Pipits in Southern Africa, they are all highly variable and truth be told, although a lot of people talk about the characteristics of various feather tracts as a means of ID, you cannot use...
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    Chimney Swifts

    HI all. Maybe someone can help. I was emailed this question.... Can you still watch the chimney swifts at the temperance street school? if so, what is a good time. we are travelling from truro. I have no more info than that but maybe someone here can answer that question?
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    Bird call recordings needed

    Hi all. Can anyone help with recordings of any of the following birds Brown-backed Honeybird Pallid Honeyguide Green-backed Honeybird Broad-tailed Warbler Basra Reed-warbler Tinkling Cisticola Chat Flycatcher Long-tailed Paradise-whydah Cuckoo Finch White-winged Widowbird Yellow-mantled...
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    Stuart Fisher

    I am not sure if this is the correct place to post but I am trying to get hold of Stuart Fisher who posts on Xeno-canto
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    Stonechat

    The plates of other stonechats has me looking at our local stonechats with interest. What do you make of this?
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    Photos of warblers etc

    Hi all. Can anyone with photos of any of teh following please contact me. Oilve-tree Warbler Greater Swamp-warbler Basra Reed-warbler Pied Wheatear
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    Siberian Stonechat experts?

    HI all. I recorded this call of what I thought was probably and African Stonechat. At the time I noticed a paler and less extensive cinnamon chest and more white on the wing. NOw having seen Siberian Stonechat and listening to this very strange call I am not so sure. Certainly an African...
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    Mystery Tern

    HI all. I took this pic at Marievale in Gauteng - South Africa. Superficially they look like White-winged Tern BUT.... I saw at least two White-winged Terns amongst all the whiskered and the White-winged Terns looked a little smaller than Whiskered as they should. These birds were AT LEAST...
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    Northern and Pied Wheatear ringing data

    HI all. I am busy working on Northern and Pied Wheatears. I am looking for ringing data (measurements) on these two species to calculate some statistical data. Can anyone help me with some ringing data for these two species? Regards, Doug Newman.
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    Northern and Pied Wheatear ringing data

    HI all. I am busy working on Northern and Pied Wheatears. I am looking for ringing data (measurements) on these two species to calculate some statistical data. Can anyone help me with some ringing data for these two species? Regards, Doug Newman.
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    Raptor from South Africa

    Hi all. This raptor has caused much debate and much disagreement. I am leaning towards the barred race of European Honey Buzzard?
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    South african Wader

    Hi all. Is this just a slightly different wood sandpiper?
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    Bad experience with 40D causes me to switch brand

    HI all. I was wondering if any of you other users on this forum have also experienced a series of problems with the 40D as I have that seems to be quite wwidely reported? Here is some of what I have experienced: 1) Wildly eratic focus problems - when sitting down in good light photographing a...
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    Richards Bay tern - A few screen grabs

    So is this Elegant or Lesser Crested Tern
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    Tern from Richards Bay - South Africa

    HI all. I just went through some old archives and found a video clip of a tern we took in Richards bay 5 February 2007. It was seen at the sand flats at Richards bay harbour with Lesser Crested Terns but this bird seemed to have a particularly reddish-ornage bill with a lighter tip. This was a...
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    Country lists for free listing software

    Hi all. I have written a free listing program that has pretty much the full world bird list in it. What I need help with is country lists. I want the app to allow users to select their default country and then it wil allow either to list only birds for that country or for the entire world...
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    European bird calls wanted

    HI there. I am an avid recorder of bird sounds in Southern Africa and have quite an extensive library of sounds already. There are many species that migrate from Europe to Southern Africa and are not very vocal in our region. I am looking to do a call exhange with some sound recording people in...
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    South African Buzzard

    Hi all. Any comments on this Buzzard photographed in Gauteng South Africa? It was perched on a small rock on the ground and moved from rock to rock as it was flushed. In only managed to get this pic though. The thing is Steppe (Common) Buzzards here almost never perch on the ground and I have...
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    Which teleconverter

    HI all. If all goes according to plan I am seriously keen on getting a Canon EOS 40D with a 300mm F2.8 IS lens. What teleconverter would you use on that? I have heard various reports even one of someone using a 300 2.8 with a 1.4 and 2x tele stacked. For all Canon users what teleconverters are...
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    Now I know why no one buys a pentax

    I am really frustrated and am thinking of switching from Pentax to Nikon or Canon. I now finally have the budget to buy a decent lens. The pentax 600mm is made oorder and can take (from what I have heard) 6 months plus to get once you have ordered one. It seems the FA* 300 F2.8 ED IF has been...
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