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  1. Jonny721

    Orange-billed Tern ID - Mauritania 21/03

    A few more photos, though not sure whether they add anything to the ID or just add to the confusion.
  2. Jonny721

    Orange-billed Tern ID - Mauritania 21/03

    Thanks for your input. I am still undecided, and kicking myself for not focusing enough on the size in the field as that should have made it obvious. R.e. the shaggy crest, this probably isn't relevant in this case as it was fishing so the cap was wet, and most flight photos of West African...
  3. Jonny721

    Orange-billed Tern ID - Mauritania 21/03

    I am going back and forth on the ID of this orange-billed tern species photographed in Nouadhibou harbour this evening. In the field I was happy with it being a West African Crested Tern, with the bird appearing large in size, roughly intermediate between the Caspian's and Sandwich's that it...
  4. Jonny721

    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    Already played very near the start as #166
  5. Jonny721

    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition)

    Nothing to add to the UK list from my NYD birding around Norfolk. A quick look through the UK list reveals the following regular resident/wintering species currently missing that some contributors will likely have seen: Barnacle Goose Bewick's Swan Mandarin Grey Partridge Goshawk Jack Snipe...
  6. Jonny721

    How many lifers seen in a single day?

    Now overtaken by 59 lifers on my first day in The Gambia on 14th November, including Four-banded Sandgrouse, Little Bee-eater, Verreaux's Eagle-owl, Greyish Eagle-owl, Northern White-faced Owl, African Green Pigeon, Collared Sunbird, Greater Honeyguide, Fanti Saw-wing, Western Bluebill, African...
  7. Jonny721

    Top 5 of 2023

    An amazing birding year during which I have apparently seen 838 species, of which 561 have been lifers, in large part down to my first two proper overseas birding trips - Costa Rica in February and Gambia in November. I will limit this top 5 to my UK highlights of the year, though I may do an...
  8. Jonny721

    Senegal Blue-eared Starling and Warbler Confirmations - 13/11

    Looking for help with the IDs of the following photographed in Dakar this morning: 1 - heavily-cropped photo of a flyover Blue-eared Starling, I think the well-defined ear covert points to Lesser over Greater? 2 - Western Olivaceous Warbler, unless I have gone bird-blind and it is just a Reed...
  9. Jonny721

    Senegal Weaver & Sparrow Confirmations - 13/11

    Looking for IDs/confirmations on the following photographed in Dakar this morning: 1 - Black-headed Weaver, I think the black eye confirms this over Village Weaver 2 - Either Little or Vitelline Masked Weavers, leaning towards the latter 3 - Either Black-headed or Village Weaver, leaning towards...
  10. Jonny721

    Wheatear and Lark - Mauritania 31/10

    Cheers guys, like I said I think I had just looked at it too long that I was going a bit ID-blind! Any opinions on the Lark? I am thinking that the complete dark bar on the tail should confirm it as Bar-tailed, just wanting to make sure I'm not overlooking something else.
  11. Jonny721

    Wheatear and Lark - Mauritania 31/10

    I've spent too much time looking at this Wheatear and managed to confuse myself! Initially thought Desert but now leaning towards Western Black-eared based on the structure and pale throat, but it doesn't feel particularly right for either. Also any indication as to the age/sex? Excuse the...
  12. Jonny721

    2 Mauritania Sylvia IDs - 30/10

    I am currently surveying in the desert in north-west Mauritania, and seeing palearctic migrants in a completely different environment to normal is throwing off my IDs a little! These two Sylvia warblers (photos 1-2 and photos 3-5) were photographed at different areas of scrub today, I'm thinking...
  13. Jonny721

    Mauritania Phylloscopus ID - 30/10

    I am currently surveying in the desert in north-west Mauritania, and seeing palearctic migrants in a completely different environment to normal is throwing off my IDs a little! I am thinking that this phyllosc from today is probably Iberian Chiffchaff? I think the third photo is the same bird...
  14. Jonny721

    Name a Bird You've Seen 2

    With a world list of just 800 I am amazed I have any species yet to be played, but a check of the reverse list reveals one such instance from Costa Rica in February... #9037 Purplish-backed Quail-dove (both start with P is the only link I can find from the previous species!)
  15. Jonny721

    Little Gull passage April 2023

    Lots of inland sites with counts in the 20s, 30s and 40s so far, with some of the highest numbers being 50+ at St Aidans (West Yorkshire) and Willington Wetlands (Derybshire), 59+ at Chasewater (Staffordshire) and 62+ at Pennington Flash (Manchester), and the highest overall I think being the 86...
  16. Jonny721

    Are Guided Birding Holidays fun?

    I did a 16-day self-guided trip to Costa Rica in February and managed to record 367 species in total. This was my first self-guided trip outside of Europe and my first time ever birding in Central America, so as eluded too by Igonz1008 upthread it took me a few days to get used to the birding...
  17. Jonny721

    How many lifers seen in a single day?

    I managed 53 lifers in my first full day in Costa Rica last month which was my first time birding in the Americas.
  18. Jonny721

    Ochraceous Pewee or Tufted Flycatcher - Costa Rica 25/02

    Pictures 1 and 2 show a pewee spotted on the trails at Savegre a couple of days ago. Difficult viewing and photos in the dark understory are my excuses for the poor photos, apologies. The bill looks relatively large in the second photo but it is a hard feature to gauge with no direct...
  19. Jonny721

    Costa Rica Confirmations

    You are correct and that is what I had written it down as in my notes, must have gotten confused when I came to post this, too many antshrike/vireos/birds/thrushes/tanagers/pittas!
  20. Jonny721

    Costa Rica Confirmations

    A mixed bag of four species from the past few days that I require confirmation on please. I am fairly confident with the ID's but always have that nagging doubt in the back of my head! 1 - female Streak-crowned Antvireo 2 - juvenile male Orchard Oriole - black throat and yellow colouration...
  21. Jonny721

    Costa Rica Raptor Confirmations

    Three raptors from the past few days that I require confirmation on please. I am fairly confident with the ID's but always have that nagging doubt in the back of my head! 1 - Roadside Hawk - grey mantle and rufous barring on belly 2 - Broad-winged Hawk - mottled brown mantle and black cheek...
  22. Jonny721

    Costa Rica Hirundine ID - 20/02

    Confused by this hirundine seen in Tarcoles this afternoon. Initially took it to be a Bank Swallow based on the breast band, but the green-colouration moulting through on the upperwing rules that out and instead suggests maybe Tree Swallow? But that species shouldn't show the breast band as far...
  23. Jonny721

    Costa Rica Hawk ID - 15/02

    Thanks, I had literally just come to the same conclusion and was about to edit the post!
  24. Jonny721

    Costa Rica Hawk ID - 15/02

    Struggling with this hawk that was photographed by the road near Muelle San Carlos today. Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk is the closest I can come up with. Any help appreciated!
  25. Jonny721

    Costa Rica long shot ID - 14/02

    Posting this more as a challenge than anything to see if anybody can come up with a suggestion! Brief views of this all-dark bird high in the canopy with a mixed feeding flock at Brauilo Carrillo National Park today. White-lined Tanager is the only possibility I can come up with but not...
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