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  1. Dimitra_v

    Unknown hawk - Ionian Islands, Greece

    My friend was on vacation last week on Zakynthos Island (aka Zante) and they sent me this picture of a buzzard (?). I am kind of lost considering the variation in plumage in so many species of raptors, but my first guess was Long Legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus). I found this picture from Greece...
  2. Dimitra_v

    Tern species (Greece, Europe)

    On May 5th I went to a birding hotspot but not for birding (I was upset). I only managed to get these bad pictures. This is probably a lifer for me. I thought at first that it was a common tern but the swallow-like forked tail is clearly not there. I am confused because I have little experience...
  3. Dimitra_v

    bunting (?) ID (Northern Greece)

    In January 29th I saw this yellow passerine that I first thought was a yellowhammer, BUT then i realized that a lot of species look like that. It was seen in a marsh area next to the coast. It flew off before I could get better footage. Maybe i'm just overthinking again and it's just a corn...
  4. Dimitra_v

    raptor ID (Northen Greece)

    I think maybe a falcon species and not an Accipitriformes species, because of the wing shape?? (I also cant find any Accipitriformes species that have such pale primaries, unless that is a plumage deformity? very unlikely) I saw this flying over a marsh around sea level. It flapped rather than...
  5. Dimitra_v

    plover + small shorebird ID (Greece)

    I saw these in August of 2020 in Epanomi lagoon, near Thessaloniki. Maybe not the best time for shorebirds, but there were a few around. If you know what any of these are, please specify the number of the picture! 1 and 2 is the same individual, I think kentish plover? But not 100% sure 3 some...
  6. Dimitra_v

    Dead raptor ID (Greece)

    I saw this corpse washed up on the shore. I took a close-up of its talons to see if that helps with the identification. I found it in the Thermaikos gulf, Thessaloniki. Anyone know what It might be? I dont know many birds of prey, and this one is really decomposed. I just worry if it is a rare...
  7. Dimitra_v

    possibly zitting cisticola? (Thessaloniki, Greece)

    I took a picture of this bird at a marsh yesterday. I am not sure about zitting cisticola, I think it looks too dark (may be the bad lighting, it was a cloudy day) and too chunky. But then again I dont know any passerines with a clear, unspotted chest, that would match the wing pattern and...
  8. Dimitra_v

    passerine ID (Thessaloniki, Greece)

    I saw this one at a wetland with lots of reeds yesterday. It looks like an emberiza species to me but I am not quite sure, because I've never seen it before. Maybe a female reed bunting? because I saw a male near there a few weeks ago.
  9. Dimitra_v

    Raptor identification (Thessaloniki area, Greece)

    I saw this one today, it looks like a common buzzard, but the color variation in there birds confuses me, and I can't find many reference pictures of common buzzards with this plumage sitting down. Is there a chance that this is something else, like a european marsh harrier? (there are marsh...
  10. Dimitra_v

    Possibly a nightjar? [AUDIO] (Greece, europe)

    On march 5th I was birding at a wetland/marsh, at aroung 4 pm (sun was still up, just a little cloudy) the area has lots of thick vegetation and reeds around, as well as short trees and bushes, and I heard this sound that may or may not have been a eurasian nightjar. It is not quite clear in the...
  11. Dimitra_v

    redwing or song thrush or hybrid? [Pictures] (Greece)

    On February 20th I was birding in my back yard and I noticed a thrush. It was the first time I ever saw a thrush so I was skeptical. At first I Identified it as a song thrush (notice the arrow-shaped brown spots) but afterwards I looked up other pictures of song thrushes and none of them had...
  12. Dimitra_v

    Singing garden bird (europe-greece)

    i recorded this bird in my garden this afternoon (around 4 pm). The bird was in a very thick tree so i could not see it. I think it sounds like a european starling but I am not sure. I have a very hard time identifying bird songs so if anyone has any ideas what it might be please reply :)
  13. Dimitra_v

    audio of unknown garden singing bird

    My mother sent me this video of a singing bird (bird itself not shown in video, only its song can be heard), but I'm not 100% sure it was indeed singing, and I have been having a hard time IDing it... It's probably a common species. But what is puzzling me is the time of the year the bird was...
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