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    Bird call, Fraser's Hill Malaysia

    Fantastic, thanks James!! I didn’t think of that, and didn’t sound like the Sultan Tit calls that I was familiar with. I’ll head back to xenocanto for some more revision! Shame I didn’t see it/them, cracking birds!
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    Bird call, Fraser's Hill Malaysia

    Yeah, thanks, I know there's a Black-browed Barbet in the recording (it's hard not to get a Black-browed Barbet in recordings at Fraser's Hill!). I'm asking about the other species calling in the recording
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    Please identify this swallow.

    House Martin? Not sure which one though - seems to be out of range of all of them
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    Bird call, Fraser's Hill Malaysia

    Hi all, I recorded this at Fraser's Hill in August this year but didn't see it. Sounds like a drongo to me, possibly Bronzed Drongo? I haven't found an exact match in my trawling through various bird vocalisation resources, but am aware drongos have a large repertoire. Other possible drongo...
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    Pomarine Skua? from Calais-Dover ferry

    Thanks for that! I’ve not seen juv Great Skua before and had already subconsciously ruled Great out without considering/checking properly. A good learning experience!
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    Pomarine Skua? from Calais-Dover ferry

    Aha, you’re right! D’oh! That explains why the wings were so broad! I did say I wasn’t experienced with skua ID! 🤣🤣🤣 In hindsight I don’t know why I didn’t consider Great more carefully. Thanks for the feedback!
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    Pomarine Skua? from Calais-Dover ferry

    Hi all, I took these distant photos today from the Calais-Dover ferry. Photos rather grainy due to distance (or lens not long enough!) so some of the finer details not clear, but I'm leaning towards Pom rather than Arctic due to broad wings and overall 'bulky' feel. However I'm not at all...
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    Stop-over in Singapore in July

    I would also suggest joining one of the local Facebook groups for Singapore, e.g.: Bird Sightings | Facebook. Many of the birders in Singapore are more photography-focused (so there's a 'LOT' of photos to wade through), but they do also quickly post any interesting birds that get seen. As...
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    St. James Park in London: What is wild and what isnt?

    Barnacle Goose are part of the collection, so I wouldn't count them in St James's
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    St. James Park in London: What is wild and what isnt?

    Agree with this. Common Shelduck are (irritatingly) part of the collection at the park, i.e. pinioned
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    St. James Park in London: What is wild and what isnt?

    Common Pochard and Egyptian Goose are fine to count there, but tend to agree that I'd want to see the Mandarin in flight
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    St. James Park in London: What is wild and what isnt?

    The problem with St James's Park is that it's hard to tell what is free ranging and what is captive (wing pinioned). Makes it very difficult for visiting birders to know what to report to eBird and what not to. Especially for species like Wigeon, Shelduck, Barnacle Goose and Red-crested...
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    Unknown bird call near Baths of Aphrodite, Cyprus, 6 May

    Thanks! The call seems a little too uniform and 'clean' for begging calls, and the upslur at the end of each call sounds different to all the Greenfinch begging calls I can hear. It probably doesn't help with the wind as has been mentioned. Will try and see if I can clean up the recording a...
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    Unknown bird call near Baths of Aphrodite, Cyprus, 6 May

    Hi all, I recorded this bird call from a wooded valley near the Baths of Aphrodite in northwest Cyprus last week, but not too sure what it is. Quite a loud call - I was on a path on the other side of the valley and the sound was carrying well. Any thoughts? I guess it could be a Great Tit...
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    Bird of prey, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    Your point about how Osprey wings can look different depending on how it's carrying them was what originally made me think it was a possibility. Plus I couldn't think what else it could be, nothing else seemed to fit. But it still didn't feel quite right for Osprey, hence my asking on here...
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    Bird of prey, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    Ok, sure, will bear in mind for next time 👍🏼
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    Bird of prey, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    Larry, I think you've nailed it! Yes they do occur in Khao Yai. See here for a similar looking bird: ML121127871 Rufous-bellied Eagle Macaulay Library
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    Bird of prey, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    It looks like six fingers to me, which fits with OHB? The other things that point to OHB for me are the smallish head with an 'eye stripe' (which I think fits with other OHB pale morphs that I've seen photos of), and not very rounded wings / not much of an 'armpit' (which I'd expect CHE to...
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    Bird of prey, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    Thanks for all the comments. I agree jizz just looks wrong for Osprey, even though the head could be imagined into one 😅 I suddenly recalled that WhatsApp reduces picture quality, so asked my friend to email the photo to me. And she also sent me a few 'worse' photos of the same bird. Having...
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    Bird of prey, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    My friend sent this photo to me of a very distant bird of prey (photo heavily cropped) seen at Khao Yai earlier today. I'm not sure, possibly Osprey? Wing shape doesn't look quite right to me (too broad?) but not sure what else it could be. Thanks
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    Richards Pipit? in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand

    Afraid not. Thanks for the reply though. I was also thinking that it might not be possible to ID without seeing the whole bird - so will let my friend know that it’s best to leave it as a ‘Pipit sp’ 👍🏼
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    Richards Pipit? in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand

    My friend sent me this photo of a pipit, taken today at Pak Phli, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. I'm thinking Richard's Pipit rather than Paddyfield, but is it possible to be sure with this rather distant photo? I don't have experience of separating these two species in the field, so would like a...
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    Teal? - Boismont, Picardie, France

    Actually, now you mention this, I did see a couple of ducks which I couldn't identify on a different day in the same area, had almost forgotten about them. I had assumed they were an exotic duck species so hadn't paid too much attention. Looking at my pictures again, I'm thinking they might well...
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    Teal? - Boismont, Picardie, France

    Very interesting, thanks for the insights 👍🏼
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    Teal? - Boismont, Picardie, France

    Ah, only just seen all your replies - I had thought this thread was done but clearly it still has legs :LOL: Ok, I've got two additional photos, see attached. The chestnut on the flanks was clearly visible in real life too, not just an artefact. As The Fern says, shape and size also match the...
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