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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

CARRION CROW, CAMMO LOCAL NATURE PRESERVE (CAMMO ESTATE), EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024


 

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.

 






 

RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY, SAUGHTON PUBLIC PARK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024


 

LONG-TAILED TIT, SAUGHTON PUBLIC PARK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024


 



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.


 

MALLARD, SAUGHTON PUBLIC PARK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024


 

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.