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Where is Issanbirder?
« on: January 01, 2011, 09:08:43 PM »

While out for a ride through the ricefields saw a bird perched in a small tree near roadside.

It had same black cap and breast colour as a UK bullfinch about same size or could be a little bit larger.

Looked in my Thai twitchers book but can't see anything resembling it, are there bullfinches in Thailand?

If not any ideas?   Thanks


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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2011, 06:05:55 AM »
Sorry can't help you with that one.......I still prefer the unfeathered variety

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2011, 06:17:23 AM »
Sorry can't help you with that one.......I still prefer the unfeathered variety

I thought you liked them with a little down.

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2011, 06:26:34 AM »
'Little Down' OR 'Going Down'

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2011, 06:39:01 AM »
Going down a little (I think!)

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2011, 06:51:29 AM »
Unfeathered and willing to nest is the best sort!

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2011, 06:51:31 AM »
Just got up!  The bird... sounds like a male Stonechat.  The various Minivets are redder, but less likely to be seen in that situation.

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2011, 10:10:00 AM »
Unfeathered and willing to nest is the best sort!
Couldn't agree more

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2011, 10:12:37 AM »
Trust TBWG to spot the MALE variety!!!!!!

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2011, 11:27:51 AM »
Is this the bird you saw TBWG ?

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2011, 01:37:28 PM »

Hi Folks


Thats the fella! Thanks for all the input from such a lot of helpful people!  jumping1

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2011, 08:23:17 PM »
Out on the Bike again today and saw what I thought was a Kite/Harrier  type bird, but after checking in my Thai bird book I can't find anything nearly as large as it was about a meter wingspan, dark coloured and resembled what I thought was a red Kite i.e. appeard to have a long tail rather than Brahimy type.

It was flying over rice fields, not circling.  Any ideas?


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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2011, 06:42:50 AM »
Probably a Black Kite, or an immature Brahminy, though there are several other things it could be.  When you see a hawk circling, it just means it has found a thermal, and is using the air current as motive power;  it rises on the thermal, and then glides off down to the next thermal, thereby keeping aloft all day without effort.

The best field mark for a Black Kite is the forked tail;  the tail of the immature Brahminy is rounded.
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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2011, 08:48:57 AM »
Is a Brahminy slightly similar in looking to a pheasant??

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Re: Where is Issanbirder?
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2011, 10:18:55 AM »
Two different birds
Is a Brahminy slightly similar in looking to a pheasant??
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Brahminy Kite adult is bright rufous with a white head.  Young birds are brown and rather nondescript.  Usually seen in flight (or perched in a tree).
Greater Coucal (used to be called Crow-Pheasant) has chestnut wings, but the head is black like a crow, hence the old name.  Often feeds on the ground, and flies up into trees.

I am sure Alan will produce photos off the internet (beyond my computer skills).

 

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