North Egean sea/Çanakkale TURKIYE (1 Viewer)

[SCPALAS]

Is that Black winged Pratincole ? The photos are taken today. at west coast of Çanakkale at Geyikli town The bird was quite far from me and was flying from Bozcaada island to mainland direction.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

I must admit first gut feeling is: this surely has to be a Barn Swallow? Please note:

• appearant whitish underwing-coverts
• the right head pattern with an paler supercilium, divided from the pale throat by a dark eye-stripe
• with much wishful thinking I can just make out a darkish breast band???
• appearant darkish/coloured undertail-coverts?
• can I see the right reddish hues in the right areas for a Barn Swallow???

No offence you know: but judging these points with confidence is extremly difficult here, as you are surely aware of.

Do you have more pictures?

Anyway: its no Pratincole because your bird lacks the white rump, which should be evident here

 

[SCPALAS]

Hello,

I must admit first gut feeling is: this surely has to be a Barn Swallow? Please note:

• appearant whitish underwing-coverts
• the right head pattern with an paler supercilium, divided from the pale throat by a dark eye-stripe
• with much wishful thinking I can just make out a darkish breast band???
• appearant darkish/coloured undertail-coverts?
• can I see the right reddish hues in the right areas for a Barn Swallow???

No offence you know: but judging these points with confidence is extremly difficult here, as you are surely aware of.

Do you have more pictures?

Anyway: its no Pratincole because your bird lacks the white rump, which should be evident here

Thanks for your kind & detailed reply Alexander. I have some more photos but they are worse then the photos attached. Cheers...