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  1. Valéry Schollaert

    Whitethroat in Rajasthan

    Hi all, I'd like to have your opinion about this whitethroat taken in March 2024 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. In bushes on the shore of a lake. I'm discussing the case with others and we need more input. Cheers !
  2. Valéry Schollaert

    Lark in Kerala (India)

    Hi all, I'm sorting a bunch of photos of Malabar Larks such shown on the first photo ; all taken in the last 6 days. On one of these photos, the second one joined here, the bird seems to have a much thinner bill appearing slightly hooked. Although I didn't hear any skylark call there, I wonder...
  3. Valéry Schollaert

    Wheatear Belgium

    This photo was taken by Guy Wintgens. We'd like to know if this is a 1cy individual or a fresh adult. It was taken in Eastern Belgium un Septembre 2023. Thanks.
  4. Valéry Schollaert

    Can you confirm Marsh Warbler song in France ?

    A friend ask me to identify this song. I replied that I believed it is a Marsh Warbler, but I published to have other opinions and we don't reach a consensus. Would you help me and confirm please ? Taken in May 2023 not far from Paris. Thanks !
  5. Valéry Schollaert

    Potentially new warbler for Guanajuato state in Mexico

    Hi all, I had the surprise to see this warbler yesterday in Guanajuato town ; the patch in the wing led me to Black-throated Blue Warbler. Seems that the species is not yet recorded in the state... did I miss something ? Photos are poor, sorry, the undergrowth where it was in the early morning...
  6. Valéry Schollaert

    Hybrid goose, France

    Hi all, I've been asked, on Facebook, to identify this goose. The photographer claims a large size, such Canada Goose, although the bill I see seems smaller and let me think of smaller parents. What do you think please ? THANKS !
  7. Valéry Schollaert

    Piranga tanager, Xpujil (Campeche, Mexico), today

    Hi all, Summer Tanager is common here in Xpujil (Mexico) during migration, and I identified this one as such in the field. On the photos, though, it looks much browner than on all other photos of the species I have. I also noted than from a photo to another, this individual look...
  8. Valéry Schollaert

    Wren, Huatulco - Mexico

    Hi all., I'm sorting some 2021 photos and found a pic of wrens I found in a well wooded village in coastal dry forest around Huatulco (Oaxaca) in Mexico. At first sight, they looked like White-bellied Wren but much larger and longer-tailed. Moreover, it seems White-bellied Wren doesn't not...
  9. Valéry Schollaert

    "grey" Snowy Egret, Campeche, Mexico

    Hi all, It is possible, from this single shot, to say if this Snowy Egret is just dirty or if the feathers above are really grey for some reasons ? I guess bare parts colours exclude hybridation but a second thought is welcome. Photo from today in a mixed egret colony in Ciudad del Carmen...
  10. Valéry Schollaert

    Terns in Mexico, today

    Hi all, I have spent months in Ciudad del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico) and didn't see any Sterna untill today ! On this photo, you can see two Sterna on the left and I'd like your comment on their identification. I guess Forster's and Common are the two options. Thanks very much. o
  11. Valéry Schollaert

    Large Falcon from France

    Hi all, I've been asked to identify this large falcon taken recently (24th March) in Northern France (Normandy). I've my answer, but not 100% sure because of possible hybrids from falconery. Any comment on this can therefore be very helpful. Thanks !
  12. Valéry Schollaert

    Laughing Gull with ORANGE BILL in Mexico !!

    Hi all, I published here 7 photos of a unusual gull in a group of Laughing Gull : Orange-bille Laughing Gull ? Photos were taken today in Ciudad del Carmen (Campeche), Mexico. Is it a aberrant Laughing Gull or some hybrid ? Many thanks !
  13. Valéry Schollaert

    All white Brown Jay in Mexico !

    Hi all ! Yesterday in San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz (México), I've spotted an all white Corvid. I'm pretty sure it is a Brown Jay, fairly confident that it is a juvenile but I wonder is its condition can affect the bare parts colour ? I'm not sure if it is a leucistic or albino and this is my...
  14. Valéry Schollaert

    Prothonotary warbler in Mexico in July ?

    Hi everyone, I've spotted this nice bird yesterday in Felipe Carillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico, with a group of Spanish birders. Far from its breeding range, far from its favourite swamp forests, we all believe it might be a Prothonotary Warbler, seemingly juvenile. Just a odd record or did...
  15. Valéry Schollaert

    Blue-headed / Cassin's Vireo in Mexico

    This bird was taken in Teotitlán del Valle (Oaxaca), Mexico on 28 December 2020. I guess Cassin's Vireo, but I'd like a confirmation. Slight doubt with Blue-head because fairly bright flanks. Thanks for your help.
  16. Valéry Schollaert

    Bar-tailed / Desert Lark UAE

    Thanks for your advice on this Ammomanes !
  17. Valéry Schollaert

    wagtail in Turkey

    Hi all, This juvie wagtail was on the shore of lake Van (Eastern Turkey) with Yellow, Citrine and White Wagtails. I've never seen such a young Citrine and I have some hope it might be one. Thanks for your opinion, cheers !
  18. Valéry Schollaert

    Phylloscopus Turkey

    Hi everyone, I'd like you have your opinion about the species and, if possible, the subspecies of this warbler taken today at 1200m asl in Uzungöl, North-Eastern Turkey. They were at least 3 identical individuals in the same bush. Thanks !
  19. Valéry Schollaert

    Acrocephalus, Eastern Turkey, August

    Hi all, All photos this month from Van, Turkey. Photo 1 and 2, same bird. Can it be a very worn Moustached Warbler ? Photo 3 : I guess juvie Sedge Warbler Photo 4 : looks to have longer pp and duller rump than fuscus Reed Warbler that are plentyful around at the moment. Can it be a Marsh...
  20. Valéry Schollaert

    (Armenian) Gulls, Van, Turkey

    Hi all, All those photos are from Van, Eastern Turkey, taken this month (August 2020). I believed all are Armenian Gulls. About the two adults, I'm surprised that the typical blackish band on the bill of the species is so attenuated ; iris looks paler than usual. I also wonder about the legs...
  21. Valéry Schollaert

    Isabelline / Turkestan Shrikes, various countries

    Hi all, I'm sorting some old photos, some are even from a time where Turkestan and Isabelline Shrikes were considered as the same species. I'm not sure about their identity and hope to learn from your comments. 1 - March, Qatar 2 - November, Tanzania 3 - March, Qatar 4 - March, UAE 5 - March...
  22. Valéry Schollaert

    Laughing-thrush Vietnam

    Photo posts on my Facebook group, shared here with permission Can you ID this from Ho Chi Minh town and is that a regular species there, a vagrant, escapee, feral... ? Thanks !
  23. Valéry Schollaert

    Young bird in my room (Indonesia)

    Hi all, I'm experiencing a great birding time on Flores where I'm stuck with the crisis since 2 months and half. You can see the place and most endemic bird photos here. In the cottage of the lodge where I'm based, a bird tried to enter in the evening, like if it didn't see the window. No...
  24. Valéry Schollaert

    Golden Plover in Guadeloupe (West Indies)

    Photo from Claire Affagard, shared with permission ; December 2019/January 2020. She has been told this bird is a Pacific Golden Plover (first for the island of Guadeloupe) while American Golden Plover is a common bird there. Reasons given seem weak though, and we'd like a confirmation. Thanks...
  25. Valéry Schollaert

    Which Zosterops is now on coastal Malaysia ?

    I'm lost with the change in white-eye classification. In HBW, I see that the bird I've in Kuala Lumpur are is This is a subsècies of Oriental White-eye. IOC split auriventer as a species, which is ok, and include in the new species some taxa from Everett's White-eye. However, range given...
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