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Alex & Zvezda's Big Year 2021: Version 6.0 Limited Edition

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In-country travel was allowed and first trip was to Škocjanski zatok, where Zvezda was in charge to improve our Big Year total. First she neede to add an improvement to #018 - Common Moorhen.

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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An extraordinary guest is visiting Slovenia, and we have had to see it!    It is the 1st ever reported sighting of this bird in Slovenia, and only the 5th in the Western Palearctic area. Thi

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A Marsh Tit is a lonesome bird; previous years I could see two of them (a couple??) however this time it is only one bird that came throughout of January.   BY 001 / SI 001 Marsh Tit - 

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Male Chaffinch is among bigger garden birds, and while it used to be accompanied by the lady, this time of the year it comes a a single. It feeds from the ground, have not seen it on the feeder.

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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Western Cattle Egret - Bulbulcus ibis

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

 

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juvenile

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Greylag Goose - Anser anser

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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I like the texture on the Greylag's neck feathers.

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Ah, finally you are getting into high gear again. Great additions, congrats on getting past 50. 100 cannot be far with that wonderful unpronouncable place available to you again!

 

Getting back to the Wood Warbler - your second one certainly is. Is that the same individual? I appreciate a photo showing only one specific angle can be misleading but I could have sworn there´s not enough bright yellow in your first (pretty muted) bird. Like you say, a WW is a pretty distinct bird normally.

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6 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Getting back to the Wood Warbler - your second one certainly is. Is that the same individual? I appreciate a photo showing only one specific angle can be misleading but I could have sworn there´s not enough bright yellow in your first (pretty muted) bird. Like you say, a WW is a pretty distinct bird normally.

 

No, those were two different birds, also photographed at two different locations. To avoid any possible confusion and not to mislead others, I have changed photo at #044.

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Škocjanski zatok always deliver, and more so when visited for the first time in the year. Continuing with Zvezda's finds. First with 2 more duplicates. #036 Grey Heron is an immature bird, and #056 Yellow-legged Gull should be photographed near the sea.

 

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Škocjanski zatok has 2 areas: "bonifika" is marshland/grassy area with parts of it flooded, and plenty of (common) reed, a perfect habitat for herons, ducks and warblers. Second part is a seawater lagoon where waders are the dominant species.

 

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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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With just a hint of its signature eyes.

 

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Western Jackdaw - Corvus monedula

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Below is locally known as a superb singer, and boy did she/he proved its reputation by singing on top of a tall (dead) tree. Must be the welcome performance for Zvezda.

 

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Common Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Nice pair of Little Ringed Plover clearly showing the yellow eye-ring.

The Nightingale looks to be singing his little heart out. What was it you were saying about friendly southern birds?

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Twelve birds on one day! Not bad, however, this is what one photographer got. As we have worked as a Semi-symphonic Duo (one never knows when the COVID rules will change back to worse), here are birds taken on the counter-clockwise route (Zvezda did the clockwise route).

 

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Common Swift - Apus apus

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Pygmy Cormorant - Microcarbo pygmaeus

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

 

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Škocjanski zatok, 24-Apr-2021

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