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Recent content by mounteden11

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    Malaysian BoP ID please

    Thanks, That one really had me fooled.
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    Malaysian BoP ID please

    Hi All Apologies for the poor photo - it was taken at distance and in the rain. I'd appreciate any suggestion re ID for the bird below, taken at Teman Negara in Malaysia a few weeks ago. With thanks in advance.
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    Sungai Janggut, Jeram, Malaysia Wader ID Please

    hi there I'd appreciate help identifying the bird in the attached photo (taken end of March 2023, Sungai Janggut, Malaysia). Not the clearest pic I know. Many thanks.
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    Taiwan (Hengchun) Waders ID please

    Ooops Sorry, showing my ignorance. I meant 'sharp-tailed' (now corrected).
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    Taiwan BoP ID please

    hi All A few more ID queries re birds seen on a recent trip to Taiwan. The first 3 photos were taken from Daxueshan Forest road, the last photo in Sinpi township, Pingtung county. My best guesses are: 1: Black eagle 2 and 3: Grey Faced Buzzard 4. Black kite. Thanks for any input.
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    Taiwan (Hengchun) Waders ID please

    hi All I'd appreciate help identifying the waders in these photographs, taken near Hengchun township, Taiwan (in the wetlands area near the brewery). Apologies that the quality of the photos is not great. I've shared my thoughts below, based on my attempts to identify the birds, but I'm not at...
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    Taiwan Sandpiper ID please

    Thank you all for the input. That's very helpful and will, I hope, make it easier for me to distinguish different sandpipers in the future. Thanks again.
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    Taiwan Sandpiper ID please

    On a recent trip to Taiwan, I took these photos of sandpipers (two different birds) in the Beitou drainage canal in Taipei. I'd appreciate any help with ID - and guidance on what features are indicative of the ID. Apologies that the photos are not high quality. The first two pics are of the...
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    New Zealand Bird ID

    Thanks all for the input. I did initially think they were curlew sandpiper, so it's good to know that others think so too.
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    New Zealand Bird ID

    hi All I'd appreciate help identifying the birds in these photographs taken at the end of March in the Kaipara Harbour north of Auckland. Many thanks.
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    New Zealand Wader ID please

    hi All Thank you all for your thoughts on this. I find it very helpful to hear the rationale behind the different possibilities. It's reassuring in some ways that this is not clear cut either way. I attach a few more photos of the same bird, in case there's something in these that helps resolve...
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    New Zealand Wader ID please

    hi All I'd appreciate help confirming the identify of the smaller wader in these photos. These photos were taken in NZ a few days ago. The larger birds are bar tailed godwits - there were many of these around. I'm not sure if the smaller wader is a red knot or greater knot. Is it possible to...
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    Iceland birds ID help

    hi All My final request for now, this time some photos from a trip to Iceland in 2018 (I don't recall the exact location, but all were taken somewhere in the 'Golden Circle'). My best guesses (please correct me if wrong): 1. Whooper Swan (adults & young) and pink footed geese 2. Golden Plover...
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    Yunnan (Luoping), China: ID help

    Thanks for your input. I'll leave it as unidentifiable.
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    Yunnan (Luoping), China: ID help

    Another bird photo from my travels, this time in Yunnan Province, China. Apologies for the poor quality. Any suggestions re ID? Thanks
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