Lineup from Africa (1 Viewer)

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tyfighter14

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• Sep 10, 2016

• #1

Howdy! More birds from Djibouti.

Picture 1 was taken a bit inland near a water desal plant. I pondered this one for awhile but ended up stumped. Common Redshank and Wood Sandpiper, maybe?

Pictures 2 and 3 are of a tern, over some mud flats a couple hundred meters from the coast. Bill looks like a Gull-billed, but the plumage on the wing seems off.

Picture 4 - a Whinchat or something else?

Picture 5 - Long-billed Pipit?

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Sep 10, 2016

• #2

1 Wood Sandpiper and Redshank
2 White-winged Tern?
3 Gb Tern
4 Young Northern Wheatear
5 Marsh Warbler?

Andy

 

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Simon Wates

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• Sep 10, 2016

• #3

1 Wood Sandpiper and Common Redshank
2 Gull-billed Tern
3 Gull-billed Tern
4 Northern Wheatear - quite early for down there if photo taken recently?
5 Upcher's Warbler?

 

Nutcracker

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• Sep 10, 2016

• #4

andyadcock said:

4 Young Northern Wheatear

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With that black mask and strong breast colour, I'm thinking adult male?

 

Andy Adcock

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• Sep 11, 2016

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Nutcracker said:

With that black mask and strong breast colour, I'm thinking adult male?

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So what about all the pale edged feathers and brown back?
Don't adults undergo a post breeding moult before they migrate meaning that this can't be wear.

Isn't it more likely a young bird undergoing moult in to adulthood?

Andy

 

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Nutcracker

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• Sep 11, 2016

• #6

Yep, it will have had its post-breeding moult on the breeding grounds in late July / August, migrated south in fresh plumage, and just arrived there; strong pale fringes like that are normal on autumn / winter adults in fresh plumage. The pale fringes wear off over the next 6 months to give the smart breeding plumage when they get back north in spring :t:

 

Andy Adcock

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• Sep 11, 2016

• #7

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tyfighter14

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• Sep 11, 2016

• #8

One more warbler from that day - Upcher's or something else?

 

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