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  1. AlanR

    Tit/ Bulbul in Creek Park, Dubai this January

    I saw this bird back in January. It looks very much like a Great Tit but with a reddish vent so I had it down as Periparus rubidiventris, Rufous Vented Tit. It has been suggested that it may be a White Cheeked Bulbul. From the pictures in Opus it looks nothing like either one! I have no Field...
  2. AlanR

    Little Brown Bird, Newport, Wales yesterday

    I'm not good at these but my guess is Willow Warbler. Before you ask, it uttered not a sound. Alan
  3. AlanR

    Cape Verde Sparrows

    Seen at Mindelo, Cape Verde this April. I had these down at first as Spanish Sparrows but now I'm thinking they are Cape Verde Sparrows (Iago Sparrows). Can someone confirm, please? Alan
  4. AlanR

    Upper Slaughter, Glos. Today, possible Nightingale

    I saw a bird today as I enter a wood by Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds. It was quite large (between a Robin and a Blackbird), dumpy shape, brown above and light, almost white below. It was perched on a post. Unfortunately it flew off almost immediately into the trees and I did not see it...
  5. AlanR

    Manila Dove, this February

    I'm down to the difficult ones! Alan
  6. AlanR

    Greenfinch at Xi'an, China

    Not so far from the Terracotta warriors. Buddhist Temple in the town of Xi'an. Can anyone help with this one, please? I was assuming it was a Greenfinch but now I see there is more than one type of Greenfinch in China. Pictures taken on 21 February. Alan
  7. AlanR

    Swifts and Swallows

    I'm not sure if this is the right forum but I'm trying to fill in the gaps from my recent World Cruise. I would like to know what are the most common species I should consider for the following: [A] Swallows at Port Said/Cairo, Egypt Swifts at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [C] Swifts at...
  8. AlanR

    Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands Today

    I saw a couple of birds flying over briefly. My first impression was of Gulls but they seemd too big. Now I'm thinking erhaps Eagles. Just stayed long enough for a couple of shots. Any ideas pleas? Alan
  9. AlanR

    South Atlantic Storm-Petrel?

    This bird is about mid-way between Namibia and the Cape Verde Islands on a cruise ship. It may have been on board since Walvis Bay. I'm guessing it's a Storm-petrel, possibly juvenile. Alan
  10. AlanR

    Last one from Kirstenbosch

    I know some of you guys like a challenge. This one is really difficult!! A fleeting view of the back of a female Sunbird, half obscured. Alan Thanks in advance fo all replies.
  11. AlanR

    Male Sunbird at Kirstenbosch

    Is this Southern Double-collared? Alan
  12. AlanR

    Kirstenbosch, Sombre Greenbul??

    Is this a Greenbul? Alan
  13. AlanR

    Burchell's Coucal? at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town

    Confirmation wouild be appreciated. Alan
  14. AlanR

    Canary at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town

    The rest are all at Kirstenbosch. A Canary - which one, please? Alan
  15. AlanR

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Six more from Cape Town coming! First a Sunbird from the lighthouse area at Cape point. But which Sunbird? Alan
  16. AlanR

    Raptor at Table Mountain, South Africa

    Sorry - pictures pretty poor. I was waiting for the cable-car and saw this hovering high up - so I thought Rock Kestrel. But the wing shape looks wrong? Alan
  17. AlanR

    Table Mountain, South Africa

    Seen a few days ago at the top. I'm guessing at Familiar Chat from a limited bird guide. Alan
  18. AlanR

    Namibian Coast today

    I'm trying to identify a small white bird, about the size of a Tern, seen today in a group off the Namibian Coast. Not sure how far out - cruising between Cape Town and Walvis Bay. The top front edge of the wings had a strip of black all the way. Nearest I can find in my book is a Fulmar Prion...
  19. AlanR

    Pigeons on Iles aux Aigrettes, Mauritius

    Our guide was very scathing of these doves. (He wasn't very interested in anything that wasn't a Pink Pigeon). He said they were not Pink Pigeons and they don't look like Madagascan Turtle Doves or Zebra Doves. He called them something like 'Ramy'. Any ideas please? Alan
  20. AlanR

    Mauritius Today

    Any ideas on these please? The orange bill and eyeline look distinctive. Seen near Mahebourg, by the coast. I only saw them briefly. They were small, smaller than the Red Fodys there. Alan [Good day. Pictures of Pink Pigeon and Mauritian Fody on Ile Aux Aigrettes.]
  21. AlanR

    Partridge at Dubai, UAE

    Seen a month ago in Creek Park, Dubai. A Partridge but what kind? Alan
  22. AlanR

    Phuket Island, Thailand Yeserday

    Seen from the Elephant Park in the centre of the island. It was a long way away up a tall tree so it's a heavy zoom. Any ideas, please? It seems to have an unusual forked tail. Alan [I have seven days at sea so I may drag out some really obscure pictures for you.]
  23. AlanR

    Sunbird on Langkawi, Malaysia, Today

    I saw this bird briefly flitting between trees at a hotel complex near the sea at Langkawi (just South of the Thai border). It looks like a female Sunbird to me but I'm not sure which one? Alan
  24. AlanR

    Brunei, possible Nightheron

    A few days ago in the Tempurong district of Brunei. Not easy to photograph as we were whizzing past on a motor-boat. Is this a Night-Heron? Alan
  25. AlanR

    Two Bulbuls in Central Java yesterday

    A great day visiting Borobodur but just two brief bird spots. The first one, half way between Semarang and Borobodur, did not stay for very good pictures. The second one, at Borobodur seems to have a yellow vent. Also possibly turquoise ears although that may be a trick of the camera. (Three...
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