Wednesday, July 31, 2024
GRAY WAGTAIL, CAMMO LOCAL NATURE PRESERVE (CAMMO ESTATE), EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this bird as a Gray Wagtail as follows:
- Habitat: During breeding season (April to July) the Gray Wagtail places its nest near fast running streams or rivers and thus can be seen on the rocks in the stream.
- Gray head and back
- Black wings with white streaks
- Yellow vent
- Long black tail
The Gray Wagtail is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.
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MALE GREATER WHITETHROAT (COMMON WHITETHROAT), CAMMO LOCAL NATURE PRESERVE (CAMMO ESTATE), EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this bird as a male Greater Whitethroat (also called Common Whitethroat) as follows:
- Gray head with white throat
- Brownish back with rufous wings
- Dark eye with white eyering
- Buff underparts
The Greater Whitethroat is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.
EURASIAN WREN, SAUGHTON PUBLIC PARK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2017 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this Wren as a Eurasian Wren as follows:
- Very small size
- It is the only Wren species found in the Old World
- Very short tail, which it is holding erect
- my number Overall brown with whitish barring
- Sharp, pointy bill
- White supercillium
The Eurasian Wren is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.
EURASIAN BLUE TIT, SAUGHTON PUBLIC PARK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this bird as a Eurasian Blue Tit as follows:
- Small size
- Short, dark bill
- Yellowish underparts with a dark line down the abdomen
- Face is white with a light blue tinge
- Black line passing through eye
The Eurasian Blue Tit is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
COMMON WOOD-PIGEON, CHARLOTTE SQUARE & SURROUNDING AREA, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK, 7/16/2024 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this pigeon as a Common Wood-Pigeon as follows:
- Large, bulky and mostly gray
- Large, white neck patch
- White patches along edge of wings
- Orange-red bill with off-white cere at base of upper mandible
- Undertail tipped in black
The Common Wood-Pigeon is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,143.
