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Mystery Bird from Malta
Soon. Malta gets a variety of wheatear species; with 9 species having been recorded, but only 4 species visit Malta regularly and again all between Mid-March till early June. However, the Isabelline wheatear and the desert wheatear are the only two which have been known to visit Malta right...- Zoologist from the Med.
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Mystery Bird from Malta
No it doesn't look like an accentor from it's overall jizz. However, almost every year we get an Alpine accentor on Malta or Gozo; usually on the highest points of the islands.- Zoologist from the Med.
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Mystery Bird from Malta
It could perhaps be a northern or black-eared wheatear. But its still a bit early for both species to show up right now in Malta. Still possible though, especially with all this warmer winter weather. Nevertheless, I do think that its most probably a blue rock thrush under some strange lighting...- Zoologist from the Med.
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Mystery Bird from Malta
Ok. But from my computer there seems to be a paler throat. Possibly from the lighting. But either way, I do think that it's most probably a blue-rock thrush or a wheatear species. But most likely, a blue rock thrush. Thanks again.- Zoologist from the Med.
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Mystery Bird from Malta
Dear all birders and ornithologists on birdforum.net I have this photograph of a strange bird species taken in Malta recently at Wied Fulija this month. I'm Maltese myself by birth and nationality and a local zoologist, so I'm pretty much familiar with...- Zoologist from the Med.
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