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  1. George Edwards

    Vanuatu megapode

    Haven't been on here a while, like the new look! And have forgotten what sort of discussions are acceptable, so mod please remove this post if it's not okay, really not trying to lower the tone. But…! Anyone know anything about the Vanuatu megapode / Scrubfowl (Megapodius layardi) ? From what...
  2. George Edwards

    Cranes SE France

    Huge amount of common cranes flying past Nice Monaco today. We saw several thousand coming in strings of hundreds over an hour or two period. Some out at sea some over the mountains catching thermals. Didn’t think they came this way. All the walkers looking up to see what was going on
  3. George Edwards

    Birdsong, SE France 800m trees

    Any help with any of these birds from today - first day of unlockdown in France - much appreciated. There's one in particular in foreground, which seemed pretty common - every 30m or so on a path. Very loud, clear, varied song with bursts of 3 notes. Then there's another one in background...
  4. George Edwards

    Dead / stunned bird SE France Chiffchaff?

    Found this poor guy in the middle of street belly up. Assumed he was dead but seemed warm. Cause unknown, cat, car, window, illness, old age, who knows. I picked him and there was no reaction so put on a wall and now his eyelids opened so he looked alive but I'm not sure he was. After photos for...
  5. George Edwards

    Little Crake, SE France, April

    Little Crake female (new lifer :-)) ? Just checking… SE France, today (April)
  6. George Edwards

    Carrion Crow / Hooded Crow, SE France

    Saw this pair of crows in town. Am I right in thinking one of them is a hybrid of Carrion Crow and Hooded Crow and the other is probably mostly pure Carrion Crow?Thanks - iPhone pics
  7. George Edwards

    Short-toed Eagle swallowing a snake? Today Sep 2018 SE France

    This bird was flying very high so I only saw the snake - I assume that's what it is - on the computer!
  8. George Edwards

    Booted Eagle? SE France Sep 2018

    Come on these must be Booted Eagles surely! :-) 2 Seen today doing reverse migration i.e. west to east, high up in the direction of Italy. The second one might just not be one of the pair as there were several birds crossing at the time incl Short-toed Eagle.
  9. George Edwards

    Osprey? SE France Sep 2018

    Is this an osprey? Seen yesterday. I had it down as a Honey Buzzard but second thoughts
  10. George Edwards

    Unknown raptors, SE France, Sep 2018

    These are what remain after I cross off identified short-toed eagles, honey buzzards and sparrowhawks. 1. Rubbish pic but could it be a Booted Eagle 2. Prob a honey buzzard but not sure 3. OK I know this one, but had to share - lifer and pretty rare around here!
  11. George Edwards

    Sparrowhawk batch, SE France, Sep 2018

    6 Sparrowhawks on migration also taken yesterday. I'm always a lot less sure of these IDs (have been known to confuse them with honey buzzards!)
  12. George Edwards

    SE France Sep 18 - Short-toed Eagles batch

    20 pics of short-toed eagles. Watching migration yesterday I'd like to double check I'm getting all these Short-toed Eagles right so I can eliminate them from the ids. I know it's a big upload but seems more sensible than creating many threads.
  13. George Edwards

    Raptors (migration) SE France September - Honey Buzzard, Eleonora's Falcon ?

    Here are a couple of raptors from September at a migration spot. The two together I assume are Honey Buzzards. The other one we were hoping for Eleonora's Falcon, which is known to sometimes come by here.
  14. George Edwards

    Turtle Dove, S France, September

    I'm 99.9% certain of this but have to double-check as new bird for me :-) Also, is it a juvenile -> 1st winter? It was a poor photo against the light so heavily manipulated.
  15. George Edwards

    Juvenile rollers and bee-eater, S France, September

    Am I right in thinking these are all juveniles - seen this weekend south of France. Thanks.
  16. George Edwards

    small bird S France

    Looks familiar but can't place it… any help with this taken at the weekend in the south of France appreciated :-)
  17. George Edwards

    Warbler, Nice, today

    Maybe Reed Warbler? In reed bed, on small tree/bush. Then darted low into reeds where it continued singing. Then out again etc.
  18. George Edwards

    White-winged Tern? Nice

    I don't have a book to hand… Is this White-winged or Black Tern? Thanks. Nice, today.
  19. George Edwards

    SE France Alpine

    A few recent shots - not very clear I'm afraid. Wondering if 1 could be Rock Thrush (would be new tick!) 2 and 3 must be Ring Ouzels (also new tick!) - Am I correct in thinking male and female? 4 Goshawk ?
  20. George Edwards

    Waders, Camargue, yesterday (Feb)

    Anything identifiable here? TIA.
  21. George Edwards

    Mediterranean Gulls, NW Italy, Liguria, Feb

    Hi could you please confirm that these are mostly Med Gulls. In the first pic, top 3 birds 2nd pic, middle bird 3rd and 5th pic 4th pic at least 3 birds In large group of Black-headed Gulls, mouth of river, yesterday. TIA
  22. George Edwards

    Water Rail? NW Italy

    Sorry for poor photos snapped with my old iphone yesterday - it was THAT close ! I take it this is Western Water Rail juv? On previous edition of Collins, this bird doesn't appear for coastal Liguria, but maybe new map updated? I was told species not rare in Ventimiglia. I believe this bird was...
  23. George Edwards

    Serengeti, Tanzania etc, October

    Hi was sent these, could you ID them please. Around Ngorongoro /Serengeti etc I believe, September. #4 I imagine must be a female Von Decken’s Hornbill?
  24. George Edwards

    Juvenile blackcap? , SE France

    Is this a juvenile blackcap? SE France, today. Thanks…
  25. George Edwards

    Lesser Whitethroat? SE France

    Hi can you confirm this is a Lesser Whitethroat? If so, only second time I've seen one here - same place as last time, high in the mountains, yesterday.
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