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144. - Red-breasted Goose (1-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands). At quite a distances, but happy to get a shot of this rarity.

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3. - Brown-headed Barbet

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32. - Malabar Pied Hornbill. A big, spectacular and noisy hornbill!

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202. European Bee-eater. Provence, France. And the same can be said for the Bee-eater, of course  

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Almost like you have a Birds In Flight Big Year !! One need to be an experienced bird photographer to get so many so in-focus BIF photos. Congratulations!

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145. - Common Tern (2-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands)

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146. - Bearded Reedling (2-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands)

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147. - Fulvous Whistling Duck (2-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands). Another immigrant that seems to have settled in small numbers. First time I saw them here, though.

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148. - House Martin (2-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands)

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149. -Common Pheasant (2-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands).

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150. - Western Jackdaw (5-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands)

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151. - Sandwich Tern (5-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands). With a present for a prospective partner, I suppose

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More brilliant photos - I really admire the House Martin shot - they move so quickly and almost randomly that you have done really well to get such a shot.

I have not heard of the Bearded Reedling - a beauty!

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More incredible photography, well done Peter!

 

And thanks for all the additional information.

 

You are getting perrilously close, i had better pull my socks up!

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I have some catching up to do! And I've reached my like limit for the day so just know that I mentally liked them all :)

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152. - Little Egret (5-5-2016, Petten, the Netherlands) Both the Great and the Little Egret have made quite a comeback over the last decades.

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153. - Northern Wheatear (5-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands)

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154. - Whimbrel (5-5-2016, Petten Netherlands) Only here on migration. A shorter bill, with a less gradual curve than the Curlew

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155. - Bar-tailed Godwit (5-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands) Another migratory wader

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156. Eurasian Oystercatcher (5-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands) Some leucitic elements, I guess.

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157. - Pied Avocet (5-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands). Still quite common in certain areas. Their elegance never ceases to amaze me.

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158. Common Starling (7-5-2016, Petten, Netherlands). Common, but still beautiful when their feathers catch a bit of sun.

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159. - Great Spotted Woodpecker (9-5-2016, Leusden, Netherlands) I was looking for the Black Woodpecker then, which I saw briefly, but no picture...

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160. Bullfinch (9-5-2016, Leusden, Netherlands). I've only seen it on a few occasions and I'm still waiting for a good photo. Even though I had good views in the bins of this beautiful bird.

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161. - Common Snipe (17-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands)

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162. - Common Redshank (17-5-2016, Arkemheen, Netherlands) Ok, I've caught up with where I am now. No new species over the last few weeks, so I'll slow down considerably in my postings :)

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One of the fun things (apart from enjoying all the contributions from various places) of the Big Birding Year thread is that I would never have realized I already photographed 162 species this year. Suddenly makes this year brighter, in spite of the grey days we are having right now :)

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More beautiful contributions Peter!

 

Particularly the Avocet. I have never seen one close-up, especially in flight. The back markings are beautiful!

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