Pelagornis
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Hello folks
I went on a herpetological field trip with friends to Krk island recently and managed to squeeze some birding in there too.
I am new to birding and also lack proper equipment, so there is quite a lot of uncertainty concerning the exact species of some of the birds. Some of them I am fairly sure, others I have no idea. Due to not knowing most bird songs, I also missed a lot of species. I am fairly sure I saw and heard a nightingale, but the picture I took is useless for ID.
Apart from these species, I also saw a lot of birds I could readily identify, among them highlights such as remarkably unafraid Eurasian jays, Common ravens and Griffon vultures.
Emberizidae?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/u5
Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/q5
http://pho.to/5K8yd/ml
Silvia sp.?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/rt
Cormorant or European shag? Leaning towards cormorant but the lower bird seems to have a crest in the second pic
http://pho.to/5K8yd/9w
http://pho.to/5K8yd/79
Different locality, but again strongly leaning towards cormorant
http://pho.to/5K8yd/lz
Mediterranean gull? Pic probably not good enough to exclude similar species such as Franklin's gull
http://pho.to/5K8yd/50
Caspian or yellow-legged gulls?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/76
http://pho.to/5K8yd/r5
http://pho.to/5K8yd/8h
http://pho.to/5K8yd/lo
Common, long-legged or rough legged buzzard?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/sy
different bird, different locality
http://pho.to/5K8yd/or
Emberizidae?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/xq
Grebe?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/n5
http://pho.to/5K8yd/a1
Alpine swift?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/4d
Common pochard?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/7u
I went on a herpetological field trip with friends to Krk island recently and managed to squeeze some birding in there too.
I am new to birding and also lack proper equipment, so there is quite a lot of uncertainty concerning the exact species of some of the birds. Some of them I am fairly sure, others I have no idea. Due to not knowing most bird songs, I also missed a lot of species. I am fairly sure I saw and heard a nightingale, but the picture I took is useless for ID.
Apart from these species, I also saw a lot of birds I could readily identify, among them highlights such as remarkably unafraid Eurasian jays, Common ravens and Griffon vultures.
Emberizidae?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/u5
Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/q5
http://pho.to/5K8yd/ml
Silvia sp.?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/rt
Cormorant or European shag? Leaning towards cormorant but the lower bird seems to have a crest in the second pic
http://pho.to/5K8yd/9w
http://pho.to/5K8yd/79
Different locality, but again strongly leaning towards cormorant
http://pho.to/5K8yd/lz
Mediterranean gull? Pic probably not good enough to exclude similar species such as Franklin's gull
http://pho.to/5K8yd/50
Caspian or yellow-legged gulls?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/76
http://pho.to/5K8yd/r5
http://pho.to/5K8yd/8h
http://pho.to/5K8yd/lo
Common, long-legged or rough legged buzzard?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/sy
different bird, different locality
http://pho.to/5K8yd/or
Emberizidae?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/xq
Grebe?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/n5
http://pho.to/5K8yd/a1
Alpine swift?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/4d
Common pochard?
http://pho.to/5K8yd/7u
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