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    LBJ, Nouakchott, Mauritania

    Seen today. All help gratefully received as ever. Rob
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    Which tern, Nouakchott, Mauritania

    Seen today. Which species (singular or plural) are these two terns please? Rob
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    Which sunbird? Kigali, Rwanda

    Seen two weeks ago. All help gratefully received. Rob
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    Yellow bird, Kigali, Rwanda

    I suppose its a weaver though the apparent forked tail took me elsewhere at first. Looking forward to replies. Rob
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    Red-billed or black-bellied firefinch, Uganda

    Seen in Entebbe today. The eye ring isn't so yellow, the mandible appears pink below and darker-blacker above, there are no white spots on the flanks, the vent is dark entending on to the belly. It doesn't look a great fit for red-billed which I know well. However, there are apparently two...
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    Sunbird, Entebbe, Uganda

    Female type sunbird seen today in the botanical gardens. All help gratefully received as ever. Rob
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    Weaver, Entebbe, Uganda

    I can't work out which weaver this is. All help is welcomed. Rob
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    Bird of prey, Entebbe, Uganda

    Seen today. Doesn't seem to match (well) any of the illustations of crowned/crested eagles in the "Birds of Africa south of the sahara". All help gratefully received as ever.
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    Aberrant reed warbler? Mauritania

    Lots of passage still in Nouakchott today. This was one of the warblers. I can only make it into a European reed warbler regrowing an almost white tail. What is it please? All help gratefully received as ever. Rob
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    Black or common redstart, Mauritania

    Seen at first light today. Common redstart is a common passage bird in Nouakchott. Black redstart is a rare wintering one. My camera doesn't cope well with poor light. As far as I can see, the weakish eye ring supports black redstart while the light throat supports common redstart. The...
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    Weaver, southern Mauritania

    Seen today drinking in 41C heat. Please ignore the laughing dove, common bulbul, Sudanese golden sparrow and house sparrow. The weavers are on the left of each picture. Non-breeding weavers do my head in. Paleish eyes (I told the colour is not as important as how pale), streaked mantle and...
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    Duck, Laayoune, Western Sahara

    Seen at Laayoune two weeks ago. I identified the male as a tufted duck but it has been suggested as either a tufted x ferruginous or tufted x pochard. I would also like to confirm the identity of the other ducks (in the last two pictures) all help gratefully received. Rob
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    Mediterranean gull, Gran Canaria?

    Seen yesterday at Maspalomas. I can't make it into anything other than a Mediterranean gull. If something else then what please. All help gratefully received as ever. Rob
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    Which gull? coastal Nouakchott, Mauritania

    Seen today. The fourth picture is the first one uncropped to show size against other gulls. All hlep gratefully received. Rob
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    Sandpiper. Baird's or what ? Mauritania

    Seen last Friday on the edge of waste water pools (non-saline) near Nouakchott. The bird on the right is a little stint which was good to compare against. The bird on the left is flatter, squatter. It has a slightly longer bill. The black lore is almost broken by a paler area. The tail looks...
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    Yellow or grey wagtail ,Bamako, Mali

    Seen 3 weeks ago on the banks of the River Niger. A first winter bird I believe. It has pale legs (which dont look obviously long) , a pink lower mandible, obvious yellow vent and apparent grey mantle. These seem to support grey wagtail. And yet the tail looks short and there just may be a...
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    Isabelline wheatear? Mauritania

    Seen today in a cold sandstorm straight off the Sahara. Hence why many birds were puffed up featherwise and hunkering down. I am thinking first winter Isabelline wheatear for this one. Among other things, the tail pattern seems to rule out female northern (and indeed I think I can see the...
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    Common or Spotted sandpiper? Gran Canaria, Spain

    Seen today along the rocky shore just north of Las Palmas. I had already seen two common sandpiper in other places along the same coast. However this bird looked dumpier and with yellow legs. I think spotted sandpiper is a possibility. It has lost a lot of flight feathers seemingly. all help...
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    Female paradise whydah, Bamako, Mali

    The first three pictures are of what I think maybe a juvenile paradise whydah. The last two are definitely a female village indigobird for comparison. If it is a paradise whydah (first 3 pix only), which one is it? exclamatory or sahel. if not then what is it? all help gratefully received...
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    Sunbird, Bamako, Mali

    Several beautiful sunbird were in the same garden. The males I saw were starting to lose breeding plumage but still recognisable. What are presume were females were yellow underneath with a very dark throat. But what is this one: is it another beautiful sunbird presumed young or another...
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    Pale eyed weaver, Bamako, Mali

    I have got to grips with identifying most village and vitelline masked weaver here. However there are a small number of pale eyed and small weavers I can't identify. Here is one. Is it just a young vitelline masked weaver or something else? All help gratefully recieved Rob
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    Which weaver or bishop? Bamako, Mali

    Seen with African yellow white-eye today. The bird looks like it has a dark back which is throwing me. I am out of my normal geography and without a guidebook so more help than usual appreciated. Rob
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    Chiffchaff or willow warbler, Mauritania

    Most willow warbler have moved on south now. Most phylloscopus in the area now are obviously chiffchaff but what is this one please? All help gratefully received. Rob
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    Passerine, Mauritania

    Seen early morning in the allotments in Nouadhibou, Mauritania literally 20 metres from the border with Western Sahara. all help gratefully received as ever Rob
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    Another Iberian chiffchaff, Mauritania?

    Seen near Nouadhibou on the border with western Sahara yesterday morning. Is this another Iberian chiffchaff? The first two pictures are true to colour. The last one was taken by my friend who has a more basic camera but it does show the tail dipping (a feature of both chiffchaff anf Iberian...
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