Bird IDs Pakistan - Warbler and Buzzard (1 Viewer)

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Himalaya

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• Jun 22, 2018

• #1

The Warbler was photographed at remnant Mangrove in Karachi during mid-June. Looks closest to a Blyth's Reed Warbler but legs look pink-ish?

The Buzzard was photographed at Dera Ismail Khan in North Western Pakistan on March 9. Cannot work out if it is a Long Legged Buzzard or a Common Buzzard species.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

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Deb Burhinus

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• Jun 23, 2018

• #2

This is more in way of a bump than anything!

(For what it’s worth, I dont personally see in your buzzard images anything to rule out juvenile B.b.b on wing and tail structure (also appears to me in the image to be short necked and round headed) the plumage for me is challenging, neither consistently [/I]buteo nor consistently rufinus)

Hopefully one of the usual ‘experts’ will make public their views!

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jun 23, 2018

• #3

Buzzard looks like Rough-legged


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Nutcracker

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• Jun 24, 2018

• #4

andyadcock said:

Buzzard looks like Rough-legged


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But lacks black terminal tail band; R-l B would also be extraordinary on the south coast of Pakistan, very far out of range.

I'd go for Long-legged Buzzard for this one.

 

CARERY

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• Jun 24, 2018

• #5

The buzzard is a 2cy Long-legged, aged by light iris. Dark carpal patches and dark belly can resemble Rough-legged but look at the bare legs

The Acrocephalus warbler is more difficult. In june most probable would be Clamorous I suppose? I think it looks OK for one...

 

Deb Burhinus

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• Jun 24, 2018

• #6

Surely Steppe as alternative not RL would have been more likely on range? Having another look, agree with juvenile LLB and not juvenile CB but it did at first glance, look very heavily marked on upper body and head and the head/neck on the first image looked very CB to me - I put the long winged/tail length down to age!

Thanks Roland for the ID (btw I concluded Clamerous too for warbler, just on cf internet/guide book images but have no experience of this sp so didnt comment)

 

DMW

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• Jun 24, 2018

• #7

Nutcracker said:

But lacks black terminal tail band; R-l B would also be extraordinary on the south coast of Pakistan, very far out of range.

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Dera Ismail Khan would also be extraordinarily out of range on the south coast of Pakistan...

 

Nutcracker

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• Jun 24, 2018

• #8

DMW said:

Dera Ismail Khan would also be extraordinarily out of range on the south coast of Pakistan...

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Ooops! Saw the "remnant Mangrove in Karachi" and assumed it referred to all the pics 8-P

 

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Himalaya

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• Jun 24, 2018

• #9

Thanks all.

Clamorous Reed Warbler is the usual Warbler found in this region.

I thought Long Legged Buzzard would be more likely but Asian Buzzards are very complicated. Rough Legged Buzzards have been recorded in India before so North West Pakistan must get some vagrants.