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  1. louisfh

    Large Acro, Oman December

    This large Acrocephalus warbler was one of a number at a coastal marsh by Ash Shuwaymiyyah, Dhofar in the South of Oman in mid-December. I think they were Indian/Clamorous Reed Warbler and from distribution probably Indian, but confirmation from someone who knows a bit more about Acro ID would...
  2. louisfh

    Nightjar, Oman December

    I am pretty sure this is a European/Eurasian Nightjar but wanted to post on here for confirmation. The bird was seen at Wadi Darbat in Dhofar, the South of Oman in December last year. Thanks! Louis
  3. louisfh

    Cuckoo? Oman

    This bird was at an oasis at the end of Wadi Ash Shuwaymiyah, in Dhofar in the South of Oman in December. Is it a Common Hawk Cuckoo? Sorry for the quality of the photos! Thanks! Louis
  4. louisfh

    Long-billed pipit? Oman

    This bird was seen at the Tawi Atayr Sinkhole in Dhofar, in the South of Oman in December last year, is this a long-billed pipit? Thanks! Louis
  5. louisfh

    South India in August/September

    Hi all, I will be in South India on holiday with my non-birding girlfriend for around a month from 15th August. Besides flying in and out of Mumbai we have a very fluid itinerary! I know that monsoon is going to make birding a little difficult and that most of the top birding sites in South...
  6. louisfh

    Night-time Thick-knee Sri Lanka

    Inadvertantly ended up taking a photo of a stone-curlew/thick knee species on the beach at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka whilst trying to take photos (of people!) at night. Shot was taken in August 2011. Can this be IDed? Thanks!
  7. louisfh

    Myanmar Raptor ID

    This bird was seen from the train between Shwenyaung (near Inle Lake) and Kalaw. The bird was circling very high and I managed to get a couple of, as always, awful photos! Taken in December. Any help appreciated. Cheers
  8. louisfh

    Sri Lanka Raptor ID

    Another one for help! Taken near Dambulla, Sri Lanka in August. I think I had this down as a Changeable Hawk-Eagle but was unsure. Cheers
  9. louisfh

    Sri Lanka Stork ID

    Trawling through some old photos found these photos taken near Dambulla Sri Lanka in August. No appropriate field guide with me atm and can't figure out what they are based on lots of googling! An ID would be great o:) Cheers
  10. louisfh

    2 Weeks in December - Spoon-billed sandpiper?

    Hi all, Am planning an independent trip to Burma for 10th-24th December. Will be with non-birding family and largely restricted to Public transport Other than for locations that could be done in a day trip. Would love any advice on birding locations in the country, currently have no solid...
  11. louisfh

    1cy Gull, London UK

    Is this a 1cy Yellow-legged Gull? Any comments and pointers would be great. I'm not really clear on what to look for to separate Yellow-legged and Lesser Black-backed gulls at this age.
  12. louisfh

    Raptor, Northern Albania

    Apologies for the quality of the image, it's a scan of a print of a blurry photo! This was taken in August last year somewhere in Northern Albania, unfortunately as far as I'm aware this is the only photo. I'd appreciate some help with the ID on this one. Thanks in advance, Louis
  13. louisfh

    Raptor ID: Berat, Albania

    I saw this raptor at a distance without binoculars, so took a couple of photos. My first impressions were of a large falcon, but to be honest I'm not sure what it is at all from the photos. The second photo shows (I believe) a hirundine at similar-ish distance for some size context. These were...
  14. louisfh

    Gull ID, London Wetland Centre

    Is this bird from today a 3rd Winter (4th Calendar Year) Yellow-legged Gull? Or am I all wrong, and it's something else all together!? :king: The legs looked slightly more orange in the field than they appear in the photos, although they were not stand-out yellow. The bird also appeared to have...
  15. louisfh

    Buzzards, Germany April

    Are these Rough legged Buzzards? Both were seen in Wolfsburg, Germany last week. Bird number 2 showed a very clear white rump in the field and bird number 1 was seen without binoculars but thankfully with a camera! As I've never seen rough legs before I'm not too sure. Any help would be much...
  16. louisfh

    Seeing Woodpeckers in Prague

    I'm going to Prague for a long weekend this coming Friday and I'd really like to use some of my time to have a look for some birds. Black, Grey headed and Middle spotted Woodpeckers would all be lifers for me and I gather that they can be seen quite close to the city as well as the likes of...
  17. louisfh

    Gull London 17th December

    I saw what I presume is the same bird as this a week ago (I believe it had less head streaking but otherwise I think it must be the same) at a greater distance and it got me excited to the possibility it might be something unusual as it had a very long billed appearance and dark eye. I saw this...
  18. louisfh

    Clouded Yellow

    Today at my patch about an hour ago I had a butterfly fly through very strongly N/NE which when I got my bins on it to find it was a clouded yellow. I have seen them before in previous years and this butterfly clearly showed the bright yellowy orange upperparts with substantial areas of black...
  19. louisfh

    Moth for ID, London

    I just took these photos of a moth on the windowsill outside my house in an urban area about an hour ago. Have attempted to ID it but tbh I have no idea, looks like a shrunken version of lime hawkmoth to me, the closest resemblance I can find in my pocket Waring is Purple-shaded Gem! I can only...
  20. louisfh

    Butterfly guide to europe

    Tl;DR Good butterfly guide to Europe? I ordered the collins butterfly guide off amazon the other day and its arrived but slightly damaged and with what looks like a printing problem on page 51. The 2nd brood green veined whites look like big pixelly blocks of cream! I'm going to be returning...
  21. louisfh

    Moth ID, London

    I saw this on the 8th February whilst it was still very cold around 3 degrees IIRC resting on a wall during the daytime. I putatively IDed it as a spring usher. Would like to check here whether I was anywhere near correct! Sorry about the awful photos they were taken with a phone camera and were...
  22. louisfh

    Moth ID South of France

    This moth was attracted to a light on our balcony in Menton, on the Mediterranean coast of France on the 15th February during a crisp, c7 degrees, still night (despite what the slightly messed EXIF data says). As a real beginner trying to ID it from my copy of Waring Moths of Britain lite didn't...
  23. louisfh

    Duck hybrid? South of France

    These photos were taken last week in Menton, on the French Mediterranean. The bird was resting on part of a harbour breakwater. It looks like a total mongrel to me but I've never seen a duck that looked like this. I got quite excited as it looked like a saw bill from a great distance and when I...
  24. louisfh

    February Birding around Menton Italian-French Border

    I have posted in the france sub form as well http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=161488 but thought I may get a better response here. I'm going on holiday next week(!) to Menton, on the cote d'azure and would like to know if there are any areas good for birding around there. Would Mercantour...
  25. louisfh

    Menton in February

    From the 12-21st of february I'm going on holiday to Menton on the cote d'azure close to the border with Italy. Whilst there I'll probably just be doing very local birding, I wondered if this is too early for any spring movement or if there are any birds to expect. Also if there are any good...
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