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  1. lockbreeze926

    Massachusetts US today. Funny looking thing

    Tis an American Woodcock, indeed - and that's a good find because they are not easy to come across.
  2. Daurian Redstart 1

    Daurian Redstart 1

    At the tourist stopping point at Juyongguan on the Great Wall of China. Singing male helpfully sat in the same tree for ages.
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  3. lockbreeze926

    Shanghai, China, today

    Update: got into the hotel gardens and there are at least two pairs of definite OMR consorting there. Also found another pair at least in uber-urban Shanghai city, so the species seems quite regular in obvious and easy locations.
  4. lockbreeze926

    Shanghai, China, today

    No photo, but just a very general question: was looking out of the hotel window and saw a very brief flash of what looked like an Oriental Magpie-Robin. Is that feasible in Shanghai? Should add - on a civilian holiday, no field guide.
  5. lockbreeze926

    Picture in gallery, Cuban Crow or Cuban Palm Crow

    Your mileage may vary.
  6. lockbreeze926

    Are there Red Kites near Stansted Airport?

    I see them most weeks on a walk of an hour or two in London, near the north circular road - yesterday, there were three over the junction with the A10 at Edmonton. They seem unbothered by any degree of human activity/development/traffic/urban spaces etc. The first I ever saw in London were in...
  7. lockbreeze926

    please identify my birds in sri lanka

    Agree with the above IDs - 5 is a Drongo of some sort. If you lighten the picture, ID should be possible.
  8. lockbreeze926

    Pratincole in Tajikistan today...possible first national record?

    Many congrats on your find!
  9. lockbreeze926

    Comment by 'lockbreeze926' in media 'Myrtle Warbler and Blue Tit'

    That's a fantastic (and historically impossible) combination! Great job to capture the moment.
  10. Asian / Green Bee-eater 9.JPG

    Asian / Green Bee-eater 9.JPG

    Sri Lanka, Udawalewe NP. Looks oddly over-sharpened but that's how the shot came out of the camera from an R5/800mm lens in good light; no sharpening actually applied to the image.
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  11. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 10.JPG

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater 10.JPG

    Can't resist a bee-eater.
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  12. Asian Paradise-flycatcher 4.JPG

    Asian Paradise-flycatcher 4.JPG

    In a tree, yes, but the tree was in a hotel back-courtyard full of equipment, materials and supplies (not shown). Juvenile male, I believe.
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  13. lockbreeze926

    Spotted in the Angus Glens today - ID check please?

    Couldn't really be anything but a Buzzard in that location, but my gut feel was that of a Red-shouldered Hawk.
  14. lockbreeze926

    Can you do casual birding in China? RFI

    I will be on an organised tourist trip (non-birding) to China in April and I wonder how feasible it would be to do some casual birding there when there were no other activities planned? I understand that these are huge cities and transport arrangements could be difficult, so city parks and...
  15. lockbreeze926

    Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, two weeks ago - Siberian Sand Plover? Tibetan Sand Plover? If you want to be my plover?

    Different birds, same location. There was a debate at the time, but I can't recall what consensus emerged and now I'm seeing the same characteristics. One has a bonus leg tag.
  16. lockbreeze926

    Songs that mention species of bird

    British Sea Power did quite a bit with Great Skua, The Guillemot Girls, Be You Mighty Sparrow, Birdy, Carrion (sort of avian) and Don't You Want to Be a Bird? A lot of their stuff is nature-focused. (edit - just called Sea Power these days)
  17. lockbreeze926

    Stories Behind Birds You've Photographed

    Ecuador, near Mindo, and a straightforward shot of a Velvet-purple Coronet on a log. I was 30-40 feet away, in a hide. The unusual element was that, immediately after I took the shot, the Coronet lifted off the log and flew right at me, landing on the lens hood of the camera and perching there...
  18. Common Kingfisher 32.JPG

    Common Kingfisher 32.JPG

    Male bird, conveniently posing.
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  19. lockbreeze926

    Another From Costa Rica. Pigeon or Dove?

    It is indeed a White-winged Dove. The clearly visible white coverts are very handy for ID.
  20. lockbreeze926

    Poll - Do you agree or disagree with the AOS's recent decision to abandon the use of eponymous bird names?

    Am I alone in assuming that the Starry Night Tragopan was a reference to the painting of that name? The post-impressionist pheasant.
  21. lockbreeze926

    Buteo car attack in Los Angeles

    Setting aside the sensationalist caption, this shows how thoroughly urbanised certain raptors can be (a Red-tailed Hawk, in this case).
  22. lockbreeze926

    First bird of 2024

    I'm revving up with excitement for Wood Pigeon, Magpie or Blue Tit. o_O
  23. Robin 111D-denoise.JPG

    Robin 111D-denoise.JPG

    It's Christmas, so here's a Robin. It even has some of its own "snow".
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  24. lockbreeze926

    Your silliest/most entertaining/unlikely birding accomplishments

    In the UK - My first shrike was Isabelline My first scoter was Surf My first diver was Yellow-billed
  25. lockbreeze926

    Raptor from California

    You can see the red on the shoulder, as will as the overall slighter bulk.
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