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Post by des on May 20, 2010 11:56:06 GMT
Hi Romy, yes I looked at these. I want to check that James's photo at the top really is a Barred. The barring on the belly is not obvious. I would agree it is not ssp philippensis but the migrant race is extremely variable, even within just Japan for example. There is no visible barring on the flanks, shanks, belly of Paodolina's bird, although the undertail coverts are barred. But then some Orientals (in India) on OBI show this too. Paodolina's bird does show 6 or 7 bars on the secondaries, while we would expect no more than 4 on Oriental, and it may be this that will clinch it as Barred. My impression is that the shape is wrong for oriental, the head looks big the body small, and the bulge in the secondaries too great. Des
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Post by des on May 20, 2010 8:54:21 GMT
It is a honeybuzzard, but I am not sure yet whether it is a migrant oriental or a Barred
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Post by des on May 19, 2010 13:59:27 GMT
The brighter one is photoed in sunlight. It may well be the same bird as the darker one. Rails/crakes in particular change their colour in sunlight and shade. Ruddy breasted Crakes seem to migrate around the country. I tallied 37 caught at Dalton, mostly in November, and ringed and released 11. If you see one with a ring on its leg, please let me know!
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Post by des on May 19, 2010 10:59:42 GMT
Yes, both are Ruddy-breasted Crake. Attached for reference is a video grab of Spotless Crake from our trip to Dalton Pass last autumn. As far as I know this is the only time this has been photographed in the Philippines. cheers Des
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Post by des on May 9, 2010 20:39:10 GMT
This is a male Plain-throated sunbird. That must be a strong leaf if it is perched on it like that! Des
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Post by des on May 8, 2010 8:07:34 GMT
The latest pic is of a male Lovely Sunbird. The first postings are of Common Iora, male Purple-throated Sunbird (ssp trochilus, breast and upper belly scarlet, mantle maroon); then two of female Purple-throated Sunbird, as far as can be told from these photos. cheers Des
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Post by des on May 4, 2010 8:59:17 GMT
I agree with Romy, immature Mindoro Philippine Bulbul, a fair candidate for splitting to full species. Des
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Post by des on Apr 28, 2010 7:25:05 GMT
Look like Crested Goshawk to me , from the thickness of the tarsus for example. Des
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Post by des on Apr 24, 2010 8:00:30 GMT
I think the first three are Blue Rock-thrush, female, male, female. The pale scaly edgings to the back and wing feathers have apparently worn off. Calayan Rail has a less deep bill at the base. Bushhen has a much deeper bill as looked at from the side, and the forehead appears to slope directly on to the bill. I think the legs of James Eaton's Calayan Rail pic are uncharacteristically yellow, owing to the website. There is another version here: orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=2752cheers Des
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Post by des on Apr 23, 2010 20:47:11 GMT
Gull - most likely a first-winter Black-tailed Gull though without any scale it is hard to know how big it is. Hawk - I'm not sure - do you have any photos showing the legs? From the bill size I would say young Crested Goshawk. Flycatcher - do you have any better photos? Possibly an Asian Brown Sanderling - I will have to check if this is in fact the first record for Palawan, but congratulations anyway! Many thanks for sending these records in. Des
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Post by des on Apr 21, 2010 10:25:19 GMT
Yes it is a pipit. I agree with Neon. The heavy breast spotting suggests Olive-backed, Pechora or Red-throated, of the pipits known to occur in the Philippines. The back looks like there are a lot of black and white feathers though we can't we where they lie in this photo, but not plain olive or brown, which we ought to se in Olive-backed. If the photo was taken recently I think a Red-throated Pipit would look like its name at this time of year. That leaves Pechora. cheers Des
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Post by des on Apr 20, 2010 8:16:44 GMT
Thanks Romy. It sounds like I should get one. I have found that the autofocus on my XH-A1 is usually too unreliable to use anyway. It will often focus on something that is not the subject but the viewfinder is not sharp enough for me to know this until I get home and look at the video on a screen. I imagine that 1280-720 could be magnified a bit to zoom in if necessary. And since video is not as accurate as stills I could happily stack my 1.4X and my 2.0X in front of a 100-400 zoom. (?) However, I already have problems finding birds in bushes and usually zoom right out and then back in, but I wouldn't have the same zoom out capability for finding the bird. And I would need a lot of cards for a week hiking trip in the Sierra Madre or whereever.
cheers Des
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Post by des on Apr 20, 2010 7:39:43 GMT
I agree with Eric. It is clearly a starling. From the position of the white patch at the bend of the wing and the cheek coloration I would say that it must be a Chestnut-cheeked Starling. I can't explain the unusually dark upper breast and grey crown, and whether it is due to staining or artefacts for the lighting. cheers Des
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Post by des on Apr 19, 2010 9:59:07 GMT
Hi Romy, This seems to be the only thread on 7D video. It is a nice clip. Did you shoot this at 30 or 60fps? Any comments on how easy the 7D is to use for video? many thanks Des
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Post by des on Apr 14, 2010 21:46:14 GMT
The all-dark, thickish bill that does not taper indicates Asian Dowitcher rather than Bar-tailed Godwit. Des
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Post by des on Apr 4, 2010 16:43:46 GMT
Looks like a Green-backed Whistler, though slimmer than usual. Des
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Post by des on Mar 30, 2010 22:44:28 GMT
OK thanks. The bill in the first photo looks short and makes the bird look like a bunting, but some of the other photos show the bird walking and reaching its long legs over grass stems. Here it looks much more like an Olive-backed Pipit.
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Post by des on Mar 29, 2010 10:43:44 GMT
Hi Bobby, yes Curlew Sandpiper cheers Des
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Post by des on Mar 29, 2010 10:39:38 GMT
It doesn't look the same species as Buboy's bird to me. That was a Little Bunting. This looks like a bunting too; possibly Black-faced, but I am not sure yet. Do you have any other photos from eg different angles? Thanks Des
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Post by des on Mar 18, 2010 9:34:46 GMT
The photo that I see on my screen is of a bird with a red bill, yellow green cap and wings, and yellow undertail coverts. All Philippine species of cuckooshrikes are black or grey or white or some bluish version of these colours, in various combinations, with juveniles having brown mixed in. It is a Philippine Oriole, but we would need to know the location to be sure of subspecies. I presume it is Negros Des
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