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    CanadaXBarnacle hybrid? Clingendael, NL

    Hi all, I was looking back through some old photos of mine and found this one. Taken in Clingendael, The Hague, Netherlands on December 26th 2021. It was in a flock of Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis). Is this a Canada Goose X Barnacle Goose hybrid? It looks quite a bit like a Cackling Goose...
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    Falcons from the Aeolian islands

    Thanks all, seems like I've still got much to learn about falcon lifestyles. I'm happy to be adding the Eleonora Falcon to my life list too!
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    Falcons from the Aeolian islands

    Hi all, I had a lovely time in Sicily (Italy) a couple weeks ago and was namely able to add a couple lifers to my ever-growing list. I am however struggling with identifying these falcons, especially the first one (the blurry photos don't help, sorry for that). Both were spotted from the deck...
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    Wagtail/Pipit from Netherlands

    Yes exactly! I'm in the Bristol region and have never seen any Yellow Wagtails in the area; I also pretty much never see one reported on any of the eBird checklists, so I assume it's not just due to me. Gray Wagtails and Pied Wagtails are both common here, but not Yellows. I was actually...
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    Wagtail/Pipit from Netherlands

    Ok thanks. I do usually trust my gut in situations like these, but given that Wednesday was my first time ever seeing Western Yellow Wagtails (they're not common in the UK), I wanted to remain more careful and ask for a second opinion.
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    Wagtail/Pipit from Netherlands

    Hi everyone, Having a hard time identifying this juvenile(?) wagtail/pipit I saw yesterday at Driemanspolder, Zoetermeer, Netherlands. I feel like it looks like a weird cross between a White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), a Western Yellow Wagtail (M. flava), and a Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)...
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    Small wader from Netherlands - Green Sandpiper?

    And I believe this is one too? Different individual, but still same time and place.
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    Small wader from Netherlands - Green Sandpiper?

    Hi everyone, I saw this bird yesterday at the Nieuwe Driemanspolder in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Am I right in thinking this is a Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)? (There's also a Common Redshank in the first photo, and a Little Ringed Plover in the second - I left them in the crop as size...
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    Prairie Falcon? Devil's Tower, WY

    Okay thanks all I'll put it down as American Kestrel then (y)
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    Prairie Falcon? Devil's Tower, WY

    @rkj @Butty Thanks both for your responses; seems like the ID options are more open than I thought (and hoped). Are there any ways to narrow down the possibilities? Like I said, to me the behavior was very falcon-like, and more like the peregrines I know than the kestrels. According to...
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    Prairie Falcon? Devil's Tower, WY

    Hi everyone, Could this be a Prairie Falcon? I remember it having a rather Peregrine-like behavior (judging from my encounters with them in the UK) but the color on this bird seems a bit too brown for Peregrine in my opinion. Spotted at Devil's Tower, WY, USA on the 18th of July. Both species...
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    Juv/Female American Redstart? From Spearfish Canyon SD

    That's what I thought, but wanted to double check with more knowledgeable people. Thank you!
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    Juv/Female American Redstart? From Spearfish Canyon SD

    Hi everyone, Saw this ruffled little bird at Spearfish Canyon in South Dakota last summer (16th July). My best guess at the moment is that it's a juvenile (/female) American Redstart, but I wanted some confirmation before writing that down. I feel like it could also maybe be a flycatcher of...
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    Black bird in Sylvan Lake, SD, USA

    Thanks everyone, I've put it down as a juvenile Common Grackle.
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    Black bird in Sylvan Lake, SD, USA

    Okay thanks. Would this be a juvenile then? In the pictures I'm seeing it seems as though adult grackles have a distinctive yellow/white iris, which is lacking in my bird.
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