Hi all
Can you please ID the bird in the image below - from way back octoberish, in the Étang de Saint-Quentin not too far from Paris.
Thanks in advance!
Wayne
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Two raptors came over Falicon, behind Nice this afternoon. They were really low, but by the time I ran back to the house, grabbed the camera and got back outside, the had thermalled up much higher. Please excuse the poor photos.
Usually, my unidentified local raptors end up being...
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Is this yet another common buzzard, or a rough legged buzzard a bit out of range (my thought) - or something else, I guess?
Any reasons on why would be greatly appreciated...
tx in advance
Wayne
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This pipit was seen today at about 1200m in the mountains an hour inland of Nice. Sorry for the abysmal shot but I was with my kids, and it was through the windscreen of my car. I tried to turn the car to get a clear shot through an open window, but cliffs (and the fear of death) got...
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Is the attached, seen zipping between trees in an open field a few days ago, a Melodious warbler?
Sorry in advance for the very poor image quality...
Tx in advance
Wayne
My final bird to ID from Jeju. Have moved to the South of France to live now.
As usual, any suggestions greatly welcomed!
One other question. If I want to find an area holding, for example, black woodpecker (in France) is there a page for this on Birdforum?
Thanks in advance
Wayne
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My call here would be Sakhalin warbler and Far-eastern Curlew. I have no ideas for the third bird. Bonus points if anyone can ID the smaller birds in front of the curlew.
If (or when) either of my guesses is incorrect, pointers on why are always appreciated
tx in advance
Wayne...
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My first encounter with Divers / loons
Diver 1 has the neck-strap of the Pacific Diver, but the rump-patch of the Black-throated Diver. The spots on the back also confuse. My guess is Pacific Diver.
Diver 2 was larger and had a more pointed head and it sits low in the water. To me...
Korea (Jeju) Buzzard
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Is the attached bird Buteo japonicus (Eastern buzzard) or Buteo hemilasius (Upland buzzard). I am tending towards B. japonicus but am uncertain.
Tx in advance
Wayne
The duck in the top right. In a small river, maybe 150m up from the ocean. Surrounded by a few spot-billed ducks. Wasn't around long enough for a good photo. damned tourists...
Tx in advance
Wayne
Hi again
On stones in a small river. My first thought was a wood sandpiper, but the back looks too uniform to match images in my books, or on the web. Not sure where else to go...
Tx in advance
Wayne
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This is probably obvious to some, but I cannot narrow it down from the images in books etc. There were about 6 of these, and all were pretty much the same. They were considerably smaller than the spot-billed ducks in the next pond up.
Tx in advance
Wayne
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Attached are images of four birds from the weekend, when I could not get out birding. Amazing what you can do with young kids when you need to. LOL. They were happy too!
(1) Is it a (female) red necked grebe?
(2) Warbler. Arghh. Raddes? It was low in the scrub, and moving very...
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Ten days ago I took my kids up a local peak for a hike and breakfast. Raptors were coming through thick and fast. Unfortunately, the kids had to come first and I missed most birds, but managed to snap a few.
My loose ideas are...
A & D: Oriental Honey Buzzard
B & C: Osprey (but I am...
This was a single bird that stayed well inside the trees and do not stop moving. It was never in the clear for long enough to auto-focus so I had to revert to manual. At least one shot was sharp to aid with the ID. There was no significant tail flicking, and it never went down to the ground...
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The migration is heavily under way now.These three have confused me.
My guesses...
One: No idea really. Colours good for a juvenile stonechat / winchat but the bird appears too long. Colour and shape good for a female wheatear, but the streaking seems to dismiss that.
Two...
Hi all
Terrible shots of one of three birds behind a fence at a local sewage treatment pond. I only had a very brief view. Any ideas?
Tx in advance
Wayne
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