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Monday, August 5, 2024

ADULT & JUVENILE GREAT CRESTED GREBES, LEPELAARPLASSEN, FLEVOLAND, 7/23/2024

   In the first photo, the adult Great Crested Grebe is on the left and the juvenile on the right.



 



GRAY HERON, LEPELAARPLASSEN, FLEVOLAND, NETHERLANDS, 7/23/2024


 

GREAT EGRET, KROMSLOOTPARK, HAVENDREFF, ALMERE, NETHERLANDS, 7/23/2024


 

SEDGE WARBLER, KROMSLOOTPARK, HAVENDREFF, ALMERE, NETHERLANDS, 7/23/2024 -NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this bird as a Sedge Warbler as follows:
  • Distinct whitish supercilium that extends well beyond dark eye and contrasts with dark sides of crown
  • Ear coverts have yellowish wash
  • Whitish chin and throat
  • Dark upper mandible of bill and yellowish-brown lower mandible with pinkish base (you can just make out the pink in first photo)
  • Dark wings
  • Yellowish-brown rump
  • Gray underparts with some yellowish wash
   The Sedge Warbler is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.




GREEN SANDPIPER, KROMSLOOTPARK, HAVENDREFF, ALMERE, NETHERLANDS, 7/23/2024



 

EURASIAN GOLDFINCHES, KROMSLOOTPARK, HAVENDREFF, ALMERE,NETHERLANDS, 7/23/2024












 

SINGING SAVI'S WARBLER, KROMSLOOTPARK, HAVENDREFF, ALMERE, NETHERLANDS, 7/23/2024 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

    These photos were taken via degiscoping. We can ID this bird as Savi's Warbler as follows:
  • Habitat: Reeds
  • Overall brown plumage, with pale underparts
  • Brown head with pale supercilium 
  • Long tail
   Savi's Warbler is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.