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Biting the bullet or jumping the shark? A potential Baikal Wagtail in Germany

May 1, 2016 by Jochen 5 Comments
I recently saw and photographed what appears to be a Baikal Wagtail (Motacilla alba-or-not baicalensis) in Germany. If I...
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The mother of all large white-headed gulls: The European Herring Gull

April 3, 2016 by Jochen 5 Comments
Now finally, here is the third and last part of my mini-series on the taxonomic offspring of the Herring...
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Caspian Gull: The continental gull

March 6, 2016 by Jochen 1 Comment
The world is still turning, the blog didn’t crash, no anonymous threats against my family on social media …...
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The true “Mediterranean” Gull

February 7, 2016 by Jochen 3 Comments
It has come to my attention that this blog needs more gulls. Of course this is self-evident as you...
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Northern Hawk Owl in Germany

January 10, 2016 by Jochen 2 Comments
Few things can spell out “winter birding” as poetically as the sighting of a rare northern owl that has more...
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The bills of the broadbills

December 13, 2015 by Jochen 2 Comments
Since this is the season of love and harmony and all things nice, I sincerely and originally had planned...
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Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Bird Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf

November 15, 2015 by Jochen 2 Comments
You’d think that dressing in green to hide from predators inside a dense rainforest is as a strategy as...
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Pygmy Wren-babblers on Java

October 18, 2015 by Jochen 7 Comments
The pygmy wren-babbler is a tiny babbler that looks like a wren, making it a bird well named. This...
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