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for identyfing my little chaperess

Hello,

please can anyone help me to identify this weaver?

Ludwig, can you please tell us where and when you saw it?

Hello arks

Kruger Park April 2012, near Mopani

At first I though that this was a little stint. However, when I noticed the dark central shafts in the feathers, I wondered if it could conceivably be a rednecked stint? Seen at Strandfontein (Cape Town) on 8 December 2012.



this is a crop to show the dark central shafts of the feathers

The dark central part to a little stint’s feathers is a normal feature. A red-necked stint would stand out amongst little stints as slightly larger, with longer wings and tail giving it an elongated appearance. Its legs are shorter; the bill is shorter and bulkier with a heavier base and more substantial knob at the tip. Never seen one, though. This info I got from googling and Roberts VII... At least I'll know one when I see it (I hope...)



A little stint from my home patch shows off those dark feather shafts.

Thanks, Johan.

A few more that I'm not quite sure about all seen along Darling Hills Road in late December 2012.

1. Is this perhaps a female pintailed whydah?


2. I first thought that this was an African pipit, but now I'm wondering whether it may rather be a longbilled pipit?


3. I think this is an immature chat of some sort, possibly a socklewinged chat?

I once again need your help again with the id of the following little fluff ball - We spotted same on 09.02.13 at Matjulu waterhole in Kruger.



Thanks already in advance for your help

I'm sure some of our great birders will answer you soon Arks and Pumbaa! Due to the long weekend, I suppose most of them are currently out birding somewhere!

Pumbaa's bird is a spotted flycatcher. With arks's bird I have to hit the books... no time for that now, sorry.

Waiting patiently!

Thanks so much Johan

Yarwell... these things take time...

The first bird is a juv pin-tail

The third bird is a juv capped wheatear (yellow base to bill, orange/red edges to wing feathers)

The second bird is ALSO a juvenile bird which makes the ID doubly difficult: usually the pink tinge to the bill would clinch the ID as long-billed, but in juv African, the bill also shows some pink. Cryptically the hind claw is hidden... that would give away the ID in a flash! I need more time... Or another picture!

Thanks so much, Johan! I'd never have guessed the wheatear as the juvie drawing in my Newman's doesn't look at all like my bird I'll see if I've another pic of the pipit that shows the hind claw ....