Birds Id help - Tamilnadu, India (1 Viewer)

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ajayr

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• Jan 12, 2017

• #1

Hi

Pls help id-ing the below birds. All were taken in Tamilnadu, India, in the last two months.

1) Pls help with the tern. Also, are the waders Little stints?
2) Gull-billed tern?
3) Warbler id help pls
4)Western marsh harrier?
5)Raptor id pls

Thanks a lot.
Ajay

 

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aeshna5

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• Jan 12, 2017

• #2

1 Little Stints.
2 Gull-billed Tern
4/5 Western Marsh Harrier

 

CARERY

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• Jan 12, 2017

• #3

Tern on #1 is difficult, I'm really not sure but would call it 1st winter Common Tern.

#3 is an Acrocephalus sp., also difficult from this angle. Not much visable of the wing but bill size and rather strong grey legs might suggest it is a Clamorous Reed Warbler.

Agree with Little Stint, Gull-billed Tern and Western Marsh Harrier...

 

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ajayr

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• Jan 12, 2017

• #4

aeshna5 said:

1 Little Stints.
2 Gull-billed Tern
4/5 Western Marsh Harrier

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Thanks a lot.

 

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ajayr

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• Jan 12, 2017

• #5

CARERY said:

Tern on #1 is difficult, I'm really not sure but would call it 1st winter Common Tern.

#3 is an Acrocephalus sp., also difficult from this angle. Not much visable of the wing but bill size and rather strong grey legs might suggest it is a Clamorous Reed Warbler.

Agree with Little Stint, Gull-billed Tern and Western Marsh Harrier...

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Thanks very much. I thought Common tern too, but wanted to be sure. Another one that got me confused was the reed warbler. Thanks for that too.

 

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ajayr

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• Jan 14, 2017

• #6

Another shot of the tern n in 1) just in case this helps.

 

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thirudevaram

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• Jan 14, 2017

• #7

It's a Little Tern.

 

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ajayr

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• Jan 15, 2017

• #8

thirudevaram said:

It's a Little Tern.

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Thanks a lot. Really appreciated.