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    Algarve Harrier

    Absolutely a Pallid Harrier with that face pattern and white collar.
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    Eagle in Brandenburg, NE Germany, 06/2022

    Yes, the first bird gives a more robust impression, but the wing formula and the contrastingly paler coverts on the forewing are suggestive of LSE. Of course, spotted eagle diversity is enormous and there are hybrids to consider too. But without better photos it's hard to go beyond a (probable) LSE.
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    Eagle in Brandenburg, NE Germany, 06/2022

    Maybe you are thinking Steppe Eagle based on the whitish underwing band. Lesser Spotted Eagle can show quite prominent white flashes here too. The dense and narrow barring on the remiges is diagnostic of LSE. Short seventh primary too.
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    Bird song - Bulgaria.

    Sounds like a Song Thrush to me.
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    What kind of eagle is this? - Romania

    Seems to be a misconception here. The seventh finger varies with age with both species, being shorter on both LSE and GSE. The finger becomes longer and more pointed with age, but remains a useful field mark into adult plumage between the species. In the majority of cases it will be...
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    Aquila eagle, NE Poland

    Yes they do. In any case, like you I also see double commas.
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    What kind of eagle is this? - Romania

    For me no question a Lesser Spotted on the basis of the paler wing coverts (especially on the upperside), darker flight feathers, weak bill and the wing formula - with rather shallow fingers and a short seventh primary. All this fits LSE perfectly. A single carpal comma is no barrier to the ID...
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    Arctic or Pomarine Skua, Bulgaria, Black Sea

    Agree with you on juvenile Arctic, a pale phase bird.
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    Juvenile gull - Gran Canaria - Sept 5

    Juv. Audouin's Gull
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    Crested ou Thekla ?

    For my money surely a Thekla with that short straight stubby bill and contrasty plumage and large dark malar patch. The alternative in Algeria would be Maghreb Lark, which is perceptibly longer-billed than European Crested.
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    Crested & Thekla larks - Southern Portugal

    I'd add #1 as Crested too, given the long droopy bill.
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    Plover ID from Al Ain, UAE, 09.06.2019.

    How personal impressions vary. I'm seeing a short, rather blunt-tipped bill that looks no longer than the distance from bill base to rear edge of the eye.
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    Eagle ID, Persian Gulf

    Agreed. The darker coverts contrasting with lighter flight feathers are a giveaway.
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    Harriers to id (W Slovenia)

    The paleness is bleaching from a winter of tropical sun on juvenile feathers. 2 cy Montagu's (or Pallids) often look washed-out in May.
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    Harriers to id (W Slovenia)

    All seem to be Montagu's Harriers based on head and underwing pattern. Birds 1-3 are 2nd calendar year. Bird 4 is hard to judge on my screen but looks to have moulted its axillaries so could be a 3 cy female. Bird 5 is 2 calendar year.
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    yellow wagtail - feldegg f. ?

    To me this is a typical thunbergi – grey head with darker ear coverts. Can't see any suggestion of feldegg in the photos.
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    What kind of Wagtail?

    Agree with ssp flava.
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    Eagle sp. - Dead Sea, Israel.

    It's a pro-LSE feature but not clear cut because younger GSEs sometimes show double commas. And occasionally adult-type GSEs do too...
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    Eagle sp. - Dead Sea, Israel.

    Not an Eastern Imperial Eagle. Looks good for Greater Spotted Eagle, but hard to be absolutely sure without clearer images.
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    Pylloscopus in Tunisia

    Looks promising for Iberian Chiffchaff.
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    Isabelline Wheatear? (Egypt)

    It's a Northern Wheatear. Note the buff, not white, supercilium in front of the eye, the grey-toned mantle and constrasty wing.
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    Which Wheatear / Iran

    Fair point, Lou. Though on the balance of probability Finsch's would presumably be more likely south of the Caspian Sea in January than a hybrid P/EBE.
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    Which Wheatear / Iran

    As Carery has pointed out, the black bridge between the neck/throat and the wing rules out Black-eared.
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    Raptor, Central Spain, 25th March

    Indeed, and this IIE is likely in active moult. The fingers are also deeper than in Booted. The massive bill, mottled upper breast and buff coverts and body all point to IIE too.
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    Unidentified falcon in Siberia

    From that image, I very much doubt it unfortunately.
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