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  1. alanp

    Tufted Duck or Scaup at Crosby

    Hi Went to Crosby marina to look for a female Scaup reported there today. The only bird I saw was this bird which I initially thought was a Tufted Duck but I am wondering if its a hybrid Scaup/Tufted.
  2. alanp

    Mystery Finch near Warrington

    Some one has just sent me this photo of a bird in her garden near Warrington. At first I thought it was a Siskin but it looks a bit unusual with its rather black cheeks, so not sure if that's what it is.
  3. alanp

    Herring or Caspian Gull at Sandbach Flash

    Went to Sandbach Flash on the 8th August to look for a Caspian Gull. Unfortunatley there were no experienced birders there to help Id a Caspian if present. The first 2 photos are of the same bird and the third is a different bird. I thought it worth checking out if either is a Caspian Gull...
  4. alanp

    Chiffchaff species at Bempton Cliffs, England

    Just back from a trip to Bempton Cliffs today where I saw this Chiffchaff which seemed very pale and it spent over 15 minutes flitting around on the path and seemed to be feeding on insects. I think its the first time I've noticed a Chiffchaff flitting about on the ground. I think its just a...
  5. alanp

    Gull at Sale Water Park.

    Hi I have just been looking through some photos from Dec 10th 2018 when I went to Sale Water Park to look for a Yellow Legged Gull reported there. The light was very poor and I have just found this this photo I took and wonder if the bird on the right is the Yellow Legged Gull. Its a poor...
  6. alanp

    Bahrain Bittern

    Hi, I was at Arad Park yesterday its a large tidal lagoon with small mangrove vegetation. I was with family and took this photo of what I initially thought was a Squacco Heron. Looking at the photo it looks as if it may be a Bittern. Ive only seen Bitterns in the Uk hidden in Phragmites...
  7. alanp

    Bahrain bird Id

    Some photos from Bahrain which I am not 100% sure of. I think the Cormorant is a Great Cormorant but making sure it's not a Socotra which I have never seen before. I think one is of a Grey Plover and the very pale bird looks as if its a pale Ringed Plover.
  8. alanp

    Bahrain Bird Id - A Sparrow and a Stonechat

    Saw this Sparrow and a Stonechat today in scrubland near to Jasra. I am not sure if the Sparrow is a Spanish Sparrow, its crown seem brown but expected to see more black marking on it as I have not seen that species before. One earlier post had a poor photo of a Stonechat that 1 person...
  9. alanp

    Bahrain Gull ID

    Saw this Gull in the small harbour at Hamala.
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  10. alanp

    Bahrain Gull and a Shrike

    Saw this Shrike near Hamal in Bahrain, poor photos as I had to shoot into the sun because of limit viewpoint. I think it is either an Isabelline or a Red Backed Shrike. The Gull was in the same area and not sure if it an Armenian Gull, Yellow Leg or Lesser Black Back Gull.
  11. alanp

    Bahrain bird Id

    Hi. I am visiting my nephew in Bahrain when I saw this Wheatear sp. at the Hypocolius Roost site in Bahrain but I am not sure which species. I am thinking it could be a White Eared Wheatear, I've seen Isabelline Shrikes there on previous visits but looks as if it may have a darker Ear...
  12. alanp

    Is this just a Linnet?

    I was at Newbiggin by the Sea on the 29th of Sept and saw a group of Linnets at the headland. This rather poor photo shows the bird on the right as having a pale central head strip. Not sure if it just an unusual juvenile linnet or something else.
  13. alanp

    Gull ID Vancouver Island

    I saw this small Gull at Sidney , Vancouver Island on the 18th Sept 2018 and not sure what it is. It was very close to the walkway and was about the size of a Little Gull. I did not see its legs or the bird in flight. To me it seemed too large for a Mew Gull.
  14. alanp

    British Columbia Bird ID please

    Hi, Saw these birds last week in and around Vancouver. I have no idea what bird No one is saw it at the George Reifel Sanctuary. I think No 2 may be a Dowitcher I think No 3 may be a Song Sparrow. Wondering if No 4 is a White throated Sparrow Regards from Alan
  15. alanp

    Dunlin

    Am I right that the bird on left is a juv Dunlin. I saw it from Eric Morecombe hide, Leighton Moss yesterday. Bill seems thinner and straighter than summer plumage bird on the right. I know there is variation in size of Dunlins, wonder if they are different sub species.
  16. alanp

    Juvenile Gull

    Hi, I saw this juvenile Gull in the harbour at Tobermorry on the 23rd May 2018. I initially ruled it out as being a White Winged Gull but not sure now as I have seen a photo of a Juvenile Glaucus Gull that's been seen there that looked to have similar markings on its wings.
  17. alanp

    Pipit seen at Stranraer.

    Hi, I took this photo today of a Pipit that I saw as the light was going, so not a great image. The bird was drinking at a marshy area of a grassy bank near the loch. It was along side a Pied Wagtail that was also drinking from the pool. It seemed very pale and white underneath compared...
  18. alanp

    Birding in Bahrain

    My nephew lives in Hamala, Bahrain and I have just returned from a 10 day stay with him. He lives in a small compound close to the sea. By far the commonest birds I saw were the House Sparrows which were everywhere. There were also lots of Collared and Laughing Doves along with Common Mynas...
  19. alanp

    Birding in Bahrain

    Just back from a trip to Bahrain and have a few poor photos of birds I could not ID. Any ideas The 3 photos of the same Wader was at Dohat Arad Park and was about the size of a Grey Plover and seemed long legged. The warbler No 74 was near Hamal coast. Photo 3 might be another bird Alan
  20. alanp

    Bird ID from Vancouver area

    I live in the Uk and just been looking at some photos I took in May 2009 around the Ladner Area of Vancouver. The photos are not great but wondered if any one can ID any of them. I think jpeg 125 could be a female Red Winged Blackbird. The othere 3 I guess are Sparrow, we only have 2 types in...
  21. alanp

    Birding in Bahrain

    I am going to visit my nephew who lives in Hamalah, Bahrain in march. I can not find out much about places to go bird watching other than Hawar Island. But that may be too far away. Has any one done any birdwatching in Bahrain and I also wondered if I will need to be careful where I go...
  22. alanp

    Eagle species in Portugal

    Hi, My friend has sent me a photo of a bird taken recently in Portugal that he wanted me to try and identify for him. He thinks it might be a Short Toed Eagle. Judging by its size of the bird compared to the Azure Winged Magpies by it I tend to agree. I am no expert and its a bird I have not...
  23. alanp

    Woolston Eyes 2010

    This morning I took a walk to Woolston Eyes, near Warrington, to take some photos of the reserve in the snow. Woolston Eyes is a series of 4 beds that are used to deposit the dredgings from the ship canal and it is sandwiched between the River Mersey and the Canal. One of the beds No3 is in...
  24. alanp

    Black Neck Grebe behaviour

    Just had a phone call from a fellow warden to say he was watching a group of about 14 BNGrebes yesterday and they were behaving in a way we have never seen before. They were packed close together on a very small area of one of our pools and they were jumping out of the water and appeared to be...
  25. alanp

    Warrington Waxwings

    A friend has phoned to say 17+ Waxwing are in the Wyevale Garden Cenre at Bold Heath, nr Warrington which is on the A57 between Warrington and the Rainhill Stoops/Prescott. They are in trees in the area at the back where the compast is displayed. He saw them at 11.00 am, they were flying in and...
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