tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post8441260491879203710..comments2024-03-22T18:52:36.059+00:00Comments on Birding for a Lark: Fujairah and Dibba beaches, UAEAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-69444647119303753312015-05-03T10:29:50.741+01:002015-05-03T10:29:50.741+01:00OK, have posted the 3 pics on the UAE ID forum. Le...OK, have posted the 3 pics on the UAE ID forum. Let's see what Oscar thinks. despite his protestations, I still think he's the best person on terns I know. Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-487343265320709462015-05-03T08:25:09.267+01:002015-05-03T08:25:09.267+01:00Andrew, as for the IDs, thats why I delayed to tak...Andrew, as for the IDs, thats why I delayed to take advice and I am quoting the advice I got. It is not my certainty it is others. Put your ideas on the UAE forum and see what reaction you get!<br /><br />As for the roseates: Its a bit more complicated still. I have a thesis that shows even the birds in Australia vary from coast to coast.<br />Cheers<br />Rob<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-59669933454437480372015-05-03T07:09:05.005+01:002015-05-03T07:09:05.005+01:00Apparently the Roseates we've been seeing are ...Apparently the Roseates we've been seeing are a form known as arideensis, not bangsi. I think the latter has some black on the bill (or the bill can be entirely dark) but the former often doesn't. See this link.<br /><br />http://beautyofbirds.com/roseateterns.html<br /><br />Our bird was very similar to the 2nd and 4th images on that page except for the leg colour - I don't have an explanation for that, but everything else fits.<br /><br />Tommy and Oscar have both asked if we have a photo....If only it had settled on the beach.<br /><br />Re the other terns:<br /><br />1. Are we sure the dark tern to the right (and left) of the Sooty Gull isn't a Whiskered? Look at its size compared to the Sandwich.<br />2. Is the lone bird in flight definitely a Common? I wouldn't mind a second opinion on that.<br />3. Are we sure the tern in flight with the yellowish bill in the last of the pics in the tern sequence is a Saunder's, and not Lesser Crested?<br />Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.com