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Young birds (Southeast of Turkey) (1 Viewer)
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Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
#1 - not sure which wheatear it is (best guess Finsch's), but it's a moulting adult male, not a young bird :t:
#3 is a juvenile [Common] Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis.
#3 is a juvenile [Common] Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis.
lou salomon
the birdonist
an exact date (week is enough) and more exact location would help.
first is a tatty moulting adult male wheatear, looks like pleschanka to me but i'm abs. not sure.
2nd looks like a juvenile shore lark (Eremophila alpestris, so, on location ssp penicillata)
3 is a juvenile -> moulting rock thrush
4 wheatear sp (Oenanthe sp.) which i'm absolutely not sure of.
5 looks like a moulting adult Acrocephalus arundinaceus
first is a tatty moulting adult male wheatear, looks like pleschanka to me but i'm abs. not sure.
2nd looks like a juvenile shore lark (Eremophila alpestris, so, on location ssp penicillata)
3 is a juvenile -> moulting rock thrush
4 wheatear sp (Oenanthe sp.) which i'm absolutely not sure of.
5 looks like a moulting adult Acrocephalus arundinaceus
CARERY
Well-known member
Agree with all and would add a little more confidence concerning No. 1 being a male Pied Wheatear. No. 4 to looks like a female Eastern Black-eared but far from sure...
It would be interesting to know where the Pied Wheatear in no.1 was seen, as I don't think Pied is that regular in Turkey.
No.4 could be Eastern Black-eared, but I wouldn't like to rule out Pied altogether (although it seems to lack the usual scaliness), especially if seen in the same location as no.1.
No.4 could be Eastern Black-eared, but I wouldn't like to rule out Pied altogether (although it seems to lack the usual scaliness), especially if seen in the same location as no.1.
I asked to my friend.
Photo 1: Göbeklitepe ancient city in Şanlıurfa
Photo 4: Near the huge antic statues where is at the top of Nemrut mountain in Adıyaman
Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman cities are both at the southeast of Turkey.
Photo 1: Göbeklitepe ancient city in Şanlıurfa
Photo 4: Near the huge antic statues where is at the top of Nemrut mountain in Adıyaman
Şanlıurfa and Adıyaman cities are both at the southeast of Turkey.
I remember seeing Pied Wheatear unexpectedly at Durnalik (close to Gaziantep), back in 1993. I must check their distribution. I was looking for Kurdish Wheatears but didn't find them.
Nemrut Dagi is also a well-known Kurdish Wheatear site - I went there too in 1993 but never saw them. No.4 doesn't look like a juvenile of the species though (the last image on this blog page shows one): http://rothandb.blogspot.com/2011/08/nemrut-dagi.html.
Nemrut Dagi is also a well-known Kurdish Wheatear site - I went there too in 1993 but never saw them. No.4 doesn't look like a juvenile of the species though (the last image on this blog page shows one): http://rothandb.blogspot.com/2011/08/nemrut-dagi.html.
