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    Extremely rare birds in the WP

    I am not sure the Kuwait bird (quoted above) has been formally accepted by the Kuwait Ornithological Rarities Committee (KORC) as it has been suggested that it may be a Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus. A short discussion paper about this occurrence is being considered and may be prepared at...
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    Extremely rare birds in the WP

    Indian Pond Heron I see that Marcel Haas has included Indian Pond Heron in his book on the basis of a claim in Egypt but this has been found to be not proven (like the Wire-tailed Swallow in the same report). See:- Jiguet et al 2010 First report of the Egyptian Ornithological Rarities...
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    Hello

    Hi Laith, Welcome and nice to hear from you again, long time no see. I am sure you will find lots of interesting information on here. Others may want to pick your brains about Jordan as you have lots of useful birding knowledge from your home country and the years you spent working for the...
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    Kazakhstan

    The bunting looks like a female Pine Bunting in transition between winter and summer plumage. It is also a common winter visitor to that area of north-east Kazakhstan. It does not appear to have any Yellowhammer genes but you cannot be too sure about this from looking at just one photograph...
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    Which type of pied wheatear? Riyadh, Saudi

    Rob, It appears to be an adult as there is no contrast in the wing coverts and male on plumage. So therefore it is a Pied Wheatear not a Cyprus Pied Wheatear for the following reasons. The back is generally pure black on adult male Cyprus Pied Wheatear and Cyprus Pied Wheatear usually has an...
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    Birds of Oman

    Hi Jens (& Hanne of course) Great to see you on here and good to hear that you are moving back to Oman shortly. Hope to see you there in the not too distant future. Andrew Grieve
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    Lesser golden plover, Breydon, Norfolk

    Hi CAU, I co-found that bird in late November 2003 and it was accepted as the first record of American Golden Plover for Oman and it shows the 4 primaries extending beyond the tertials. (see Sandgrouse 27, 75-77). Regarding the feathering on the tibia, it can be seen that feathering extends...
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    Cranes re-introduced to Somerset Levels

    The total cost of artificially introducing additional Cranes to the UK (in particular Somerset) over a period of 10 - 15 years just to establish a handful of successful (or even unsuccessful) pairs is likely to be up to 10 times the amount mentioned above. For a species that is not of...
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    Seawatching in the south of Oman (Salalah area)

    Hi John, There are several good birding sites around Salalah which can be reached by Taxi. The cruise ships anchor at the port which is a little distance from Salalah so you will need a taxi to get into town. You can easily get the taxi to drop you off at a birding site and then easily find a...
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    Wheatear sp. Egypt

    Yes, you quite right. Kurdish Wheatear is a common winter visitor to south-east Egypt, particularly in the Gebel Elba area, so it is not too surprising that you saw one not much further north up the Red Sea coast. S
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    Blackcap? Abu Dhabi/UAE

    I think the choice lies between Eastern Orphean and Menetries (both of which do winter) as Arabian Warbler would have a longer, more graduated tail, whiter underparts and has never been recorded in the UAE (though you never know of course, but it is generally regarded as sedentary in southern...
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    Blackcap? Abu Dhabi/UAE

    Hi, This bird appears to be an Eastern Orphean Warbler, probably of the race jerdoni. This race tends to have a black hood compared to other Eastern and Westerm Orpheans which extends further back over the head, is paler underneath and has a more graduated tail. It is a frequent passage...
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    Pied/Eastern Black-Eared Wheatear in Oulu, Finland

    Have you considered young female 'vittata' type Pied Wheatear, as I imagine this is what a first calendar female would look like with the pale throat? I have seen similar plumaged females on spring passage through Oman after taking into account a winter body moult. S
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    Seawatching in the south of Oman (Salalah area)

    Hi Gerd, White-bellied Storm-petrel has never been recorded for Oman or in Omani waters but there have been two records of Black-bellied Storm-petrel off the coast of Dhofar up to 2003 (Oman Bird List Edition 6). One record is of 3 birds in July 1963 and is just recorded as being off the Dhofar...
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    Norfolk birding

    Actually you appear to be the only person claiming this bird other than the original finder who has been putting it on RBA nearly every day. The finder is not really an active birder and he has been known to get it wrong in the past, but he was the finder of the bird last year - he lives in a...
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