In my reply to Lindsay, I asked when the photo was taken.
Birds of Egypt (Goodman/Meininger) - Redstart: 'Common migrant through
the country ... in spring from (early February) mid-March to mid May
(mid-June)'. The plate in BOWP shows a first winter female which fits the
photo for colour.
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Friday, 20 March 2009 7:39 AM
To: Paul Mahoney;
Subject: Bird ID
There's a checklist of the birds of Egypt here
http://www.birdlist.org/egypt.htm Common Redstart is listed as both a
migrant and wintering bird.
Regards
Frank
-----Original message-----
From: Paul Mahoney
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:18:08 +1100
To:
Subject: Bird ID
>
> I guess that I am going to get hit hard on this one.
>
>
>
> The field guide that I have here (I am in Tunis) says that they don't get
there, but the evidence against this source is overwhelming.
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>
>
> The only reason that I ruled out Common Redstart was on the distribution
map I was working with...
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>
>
> Certainly don't get Common Redstarts here though (two countries to the
west) - all Redstarts are either Black (this bird is definitely not a Black
Redstart) or Moussier's Redstart.
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> Thoroughly embarassed.
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>
> Paul
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>
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:13:35 +1100
> Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Bird ID
> From:
> To:
>
> How confident are you of the call that there are no common redstarts in
Egypt? Avibase shows them there, one of my European/N African field
guides shows them on passage, and my favourite field guide to East Africa
shows them wintering in Kenya!
>
> martin
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>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Paul Mahoney <> wrote:
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> Redstart was my first guess too, but not a Common Redstart - not found in
(or near) Egypt. Only Redstart in Egypt is a Black Redstart, and this bird
is too pale even for a female.
>
> Thinking possibly female Hooded Wheatear, but habitat (judging from photo)
is not right.
>
> Paul
>
> > Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:31:18 +1100
> > From:
> > To: ;
> > Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Bird ID
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> >
> > I don't have any reference books with me, but probably a Redstart of
some sort - possibly a female Common Redstart, but I don't know whether they
occur in Egypt.
> >
> > Regards
> > Frank Antram
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: "Lindsay Hansch"
> > Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:46:09 +1100
> > To: "COG-L"
> > Subject: [canberrabirds] Bird ID
> >
> > > Can anyone help me with an ID of the enclosed bird please? The photo
was
> > > taken at Alexandria, Egypt. Characteristically, it was acting like a
> > > flycatcher. And is about the same size as a Leaden/Satin Flycatcher.
The
> > > main visible feature was the prominent rufous rump.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Lindsay Hansch
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