tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post3957949922760910080..comments2024-03-29T05:58:31.510+00:00Comments on Birding for a Lark: Farms on Tuti Island, KhartoumAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-55250752500127466572016-03-14T12:28:29.435+00:002016-03-14T12:28:29.435+00:00I'm glad you had a good time in Khartoum, Rob....I'm glad you had a good time in Khartoum, Rob. Its just a shame you didn't have a bit more time to explore further. In five years of regular birding I never saw Pied Avocet despite many visits to good habitat, though everyone else seemed to bump into them except me.<br />Unfortunately, Variable Sunbird is not found so far north as Khartoum and I think your bird is a female Beautiful Sunbird. I'm pleased you got the three main target species for the Khartoum area: White-headed Babbler, Egyptian Plover and Northern Masked Weaver. Cinnamon Weaver would have been an outside possibility (I only saw it a couple of times in Khartoum State, though common further south), but would have been almost impossible to pick up in non-breeding plumage. You'll have to go back for that one.<br /><br />Tom<br />Tom Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617777969973604253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-22329165603282192472016-03-05T02:27:33.386+00:002016-03-05T02:27:33.386+00:00It is called brown-throated martin by many but not...It is called brown-throated martin by many but not Mr ClementsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-53374782934726558642016-03-04T04:48:36.376+00:002016-03-04T04:48:36.376+00:00Re your Plain Martin sighting, wouldn't this b...Re your Plain Martin sighting, wouldn't this be Brown-throated Martin, as opposed to Plain or Grey-throated? I guess it depends on what Mr Clements thinks.Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-13895968939834658652016-03-04T04:46:13.369+00:002016-03-04T04:46:13.369+00:00Interesting. I like that babbler - reminds me of a...Interesting. I like that babbler - reminds me of a Laughingthrush.Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.com