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| Adult male Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe in autumn plumage. |
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| 1st winter Wheatear O. oenanthe |
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| Spring-looking adult male Wheatear O. oenanthe |
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| Collaborative Wryneck Jynx torquilla hopping on the path... |
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| ...not so collaborative Wryneck. |
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| Hoopoe Upupa epops |
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| Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus (note dangling legs). |
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| Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus |
Yesterday I've been out on the Karst for most of the day. Plenty of migrants around, although not in big numbers. First did a late-morning raptor session on the Italian Karst, then transfered to the Slovenian side for some more passerines. Birds of note included:
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus (1),
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus (4 - migrants), Alpine Swift
Apus melba (70), Common Swift
Apus apus (+4), Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe (4), Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra (+10), Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca (1),
Wryneck Jynx torquilla (1),
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor (1 male), Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio (3), Hoopoe
Upupa epops (1), Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis (good passage), Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin (1), Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita, Woodlark
Lullua arborea (20), Raven
Corvus corax (5), Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia (1).
