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  1. Andrew Whitehouse

    Birds fae Torry

    A pleasant but rather cool evening walk produced one or two interesting things. A Willow Warbler along the north bank was presumably a migrant. Wheatears had arrived with at least five on the golf course. Offshore, good numbers of seabirds were moving and I picked out a Puffin in a larger flock...
  2. Andrew Whitehouse

    Help with Pipits - UK

    Looks well within range for Meadow Pipit to me. I see both species very regularly and the underpart streaking is not normal for Rock. Also, the mantle streaking is very well defined.
  3. Andrew Whitehouse

    Confluence of Mun and Mekong rivers Thailand - some raptor ID ?

    Yes, an immature Brahminy Kite. The wing pattern and shape are fairly distinctive.
  4. Andrew Whitehouse

    Confluence of Mun and Mekong rivers Thailand - some raptor ID ?

    Brahminy Kite
  5. Andrew Whitehouse

    Help with Pipits - UK

    I can only see Meadow Pipits here.
  6. Andrew Whitehouse

    Birds fae Torry

    Yes to Common Sandpiper. Good to know that they're arriving. All of the pipits are Meadow Pipits except for the one on flotsam, which is a Rock Pipit. The song in the video is a typical Meadow Pipit song.
  7. Andrew Whitehouse

    restaurants where you can bird and eat at the same time

    When I was in Evia in Greece recently, on the first evening I was there I was eating outside at a taverna at dusk. As I was about to order food, an Eagle Owl flew right overhead! The next evening, I had good views of a pair on a nearby cliff.
  8. Andrew Whitehouse

    Is this Sardinian warbler or Menteries’s warbler please?

    I agree, although the OP is from Iraq rather than Iran so presumably the photo is from there. I don't think Sardinian Warbler normally occurs in Iraq either, where Menetries would be the species expected.
  9. Andrew Whitehouse

    Possible Slender-billed Gull, Parque Del Guadalhorce, Malaga April 2024

    Yes it is.
  10. Andrew Whitehouse

    Birds fae Torry

    Back to Torry today, where it was characteristically cold and grey, with regular light rain. Things weren't vastly different from the last time I looked around nearly two weeks ago. The headland was fairly quiet, although a bright male Sparrowhawk caused a lot of consternation among the other...
  11. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Just to round things off, here are some notes from yesterday - my final day in Lesvos. There had been fairly substantial rain overnight, which was encouraging. Skala Eresou: I spent most of the morning in Skala Eresou, around the river and in the areas to the west. The first birds I saw were a...
  12. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Today was still warm and sunny for the most part, but there were more clouds around. In the middle of the afternoon, I got a noisy warning message on my phone saying that severe storms are likely. Skala Eresou: I began in Skala Eresou. The highlight was a couple of Red-throated Pipits, which...
  13. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Catching up a bit. Yesterday, I spent the morning and early afternoon in the Meladia Valley area. Rocky Road: I saw a good range of birds along the road, including a few Cinereous Buntings and Cretzschmar's Buntings, two Masked Shrikes, five Isabelline Wheatears, a Woodlark, and a Whinchat. A...
  14. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Today was fairly casual but actually ended up being pretty successful, with lots of good birds. The weather started windy but in most areas I went to, it was relatively light. Sometimes there was warm sunshine, amidst more overcast conditions. Road to Kalloni: I stopped a few times along the...
  15. Andrew Whitehouse

    Crested Kingfisher - Japan

    They certainly occur at Lake Miike, which is a good general place for birding. I saw them there in the winter, and I assume they can be seen throughout the year.
  16. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    The weather turned a bit today, with a strong southeasterly wind most of the time and increasing cloud cover. By the end of the day, it felt quite cool. It was also a bit of a frustrating day (compounded by me locking myself out of my accommodation!) but I did see some good birds. Skala Eresou...
  17. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Another warm day in Lesvos, with not too much happening in terms of migration. There were plenty of good birds to be found though. Skala Eresou: I had a fairly good look around early in the morning. Highlights included a Night Heron and a Black Stork along the river and four Short-toed Larks in...
  18. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Had a pleasant, fairly easy going first full day in Lesvos. Skala Eresou: Had a wander round early in the morning. Not many migrants in evidence, although plenty of birds were singing. This included a few Nightingales, Great Reed Warblers and a distant Savi's Warbler. A Masked Shrike was also...
  19. Andrew Whitehouse

    LESVOS BIRD NEWS 2024

    Have arrived here for the week for my first ever visit. Haven't done any birding yet, but did see a pair of Laughing Doves outside the shops in Skala Eresou! Will be based in the west of the island, so will generally be looking around there. I'll post what I see on this thread.
  20. Andrew Whitehouse

    Birds fae Torry

    Asking the hard questions there. The Tree Pipit was calling quite a bit, which is fairly distinct from Meadow (much raspier). Also note the fine flank streaks and broken eye ring formed by a dark line between the eye and the bill. Also the toes are relatively short and curved. And it's in a...
  21. Andrew Whitehouse

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    2181. Orange-breasted Sunbird - South Africa
  22. Andrew Whitehouse

    Birds fae Torry

    Back to rather grey and cold weather again today. I had a look around early in the evening. Once again, I saw the pair of Grey Partridges on the south side. I actually flushed them from exactly the same area I did the other day and got reasonable views as they flew into the gorse. I wonder what...
  23. Andrew Whitehouse

    Yellow-breasted bunting?

    It looks a lot like a Chaffinch in these photos.
  24. Andrew Whitehouse

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    2154. Blue-black Kingfisher - West Papua
  25. Andrew Whitehouse

    Name a Bird You've Photographed

    A very poor photo of... 2152. Biak Paradise Kingfisher - Biak
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