tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post9129453185182377274..comments2024-03-29T05:58:31.510+00:00Comments on Birding for a Lark: Migrants include taiga flycatcher at QatbeetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-76512016768111645042014-12-14T04:54:45.810+00:002014-12-14T04:54:45.810+00:00Jem, thanks for these words. I want to get it thro...Jem, thanks for these words. I want to get it through the rarities committee but I am sure about it myself. I suspect the bird is overlooked. I also think you have a fighting chance in your part of KSA. RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-52365391475868685252014-12-14T03:38:01.891+00:002014-12-14T03:38:01.891+00:00Rob
Great record of the Taiga Flycatcher. Shows p...Rob<br /><br />Great record of the Taiga Flycatcher. Shows putting in the efoort pays off eventually. Well done. I am hoping to find one in Saudi Arabia soemtime, but it may be a while I suspect!<br /><br />JemJem Babbingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268114140418666748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-7849151102086524272014-12-13T05:53:18.643+00:002014-12-13T05:53:18.643+00:00Andy, I also believe it should be quite regular. I...Andy, I also believe it should be quite regular. I dont think the rarities committee is unfair. I suspect that people are simple not submitting when they are away from home. As for the wheatear I actually put desert first then changed it at a whim. I'll change it back! RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-8188036352163671552014-12-13T03:53:19.465+00:002014-12-13T03:53:19.465+00:00Hi Rob,
The status of Taiga Flycatcher in Oman se...Hi Rob,<br /><br />The status of Taiga Flycatcher in Oman seems to be a bit of a mystery - it doesn't seem to be on the official list, but several visiting birders have claimed them, including Andrew Whitehouse, who photographed an orange-throated bird at the same spot (Qatbit) last January. There's no reason why the species shouldn't occur there, as there have been a number of sightings in the UAE in recent years. I suspect those in charge of birding there suspect that intergrades occur - there's some talk of RBFs with dark rumps - and perhaps there hasn't been a good enough photographic record yet. Your excellent shots should change that. Did the bird call, by the way? Taiga is supposed to have a different call, although one birder said he'd observed three RBFs in one area with one calling like a Taiga.<br /><br />I'm not very good on wheatears, but couldn't yours be a Desert rather than an Izzy?Dreamlinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661327870675216798noreply@blogger.com