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Wednesday 16th July 2008, 22:03
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Birds of Jordan
A friend photographed these two birds in Jordan recently, and we can't I.D. them. Any help gratefully accepted! Thanks in advance.
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Wednesday 16th July 2008, 22:19
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Mark Andrews
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The first pic look like Blackstart's Cercomela melanura
The second image appears to be a juv wheatear sp but the tail appears very black and also rather leggy and as I have no idea what a juv Blackstart looks like, i couldn't rule it out Found some reference material this morning - 2nd pic does indeed look like a juv Blackstart Last edited by rockfowl : Thursday 17th July 2008 at 09:34. Reason: additional info |
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Wednesday 16th July 2008, 23:51
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Thursday 17th July 2008, 08:17
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i also think both pix show blackstarts
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Thursday 17th July 2008, 10:05
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Graham Howard Shortt
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Agree on adult blackstart for the first - the orangey breast isn't in the books but I also saw it on birds in Jordan and wondered if, like Lammergeier, it was acquired through dust-bathing in the reddish sands of Petra?
Have looked up juv Blackstart for the 2nd as I have never seen one, and the fit of some features is not perfect even though the all black tail seems to suggest ithat's what t must be. But I'm still a little concerned/interested in how Wheatear-like it is. Graham
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