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From autumn to early spring a few individuals of this elegant gull are often present along the coast from Paestum to Agropoli (Campania, Italy). Picture shot from the car covered by a leafcut screen

Scientific name: Ichthyaetus audouinii
Dutch name: Audouins Meeuw
English name: Audouin's Gull
Place: Paestum (SA)
Date: 24 Jan 2015
Posted: Sun 25 Jan 2015, 16:50
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Taken at refuse dump while Kites were competing for offals, performing terrific fights in flight. I decided to frame them vertically to avoid the risk they wouldn't fit when in a such position and to create a more dynamic composition.

Scientific name: Milvus milvus
Dutch name: Rode Wouw
English name: Red Kite
Place: Basilicata
Date: 11 Jan 2015
Posted: Sun 18 Jan 2015, 14:26
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12th observation in Italy, found by other birders on a mountain (1300 meters above sea level). The bird was very tame, I had just to fix a perch on the ground to take him away from a busy background made by its favourite bush!

Scientific name: Tarsiger cyanurus
Dutch name: Blauwstaart
English name: Red-flanked Bluetail
Place: Terminio Mount, Southern Italy
Date: 26 Dec 2014
Posted: Fri 26 Dec 2014, 16:35
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After having failed in taking pictures of gulls (because of disturbance created by fishermen) I spent my time with some wagtails (white and grey) that used to feed on insects on the sand close to my car.

Scientific name: Motacilla cinerea
Dutch name: Grote Gele Kwikstaart
English name: Grey Wagtail
Place: Eboli (SA, Italy)
Date: 13 Dec 2014
Posted: Mon 22 Dec 2014, 14:17
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Horned Grebe is not common at all in Scotland, Cairngorms National Park holds a few breeding pairs. This subject had the habit of following regularly the perimeter of the loch to feed; so I had just to chose a place well covered by vegetation and wait for the Grebe coming back for a new lap.

Scientific name: Podiceps auritus
Dutch name: Kuifduiker
English name: Horned Grebe
Place: Cairngorms, Scotland (UK)
Date: 27 May 2012
Posted: Sat 13 Dec 2014, 22:44
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Picture taken near Salalah refuse dump (Raysut) where Steppe Eagle was probably the commonest bird!

Scientific name: Aquila nipalensis
Dutch name: Steppearend
English name: Steppe Eagle
Place: Salalah, Oman
Date: 12 Nov 2013
Posted: Sun 07 Dec 2014, 18:48
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Picture taken near a small ponde where Black-winged stilts and other waders used to have a res during migration. I've exploited the low position of the sun at sunset.

Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Dutch name: Steltkluut
English name: Black-winged Stilt
Place: Battipaglia, southern Italy
Date: 30 Mar 2012
Posted: Sat 06 Dec 2014, 15:54
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This photo is the result of long preparation. In April 2011, inspecting a valley to check the presence of Short-toed Eagle, I noticed that two immature Peregrines used to hang out at the area to hunt for migrant passerines.
I thought I could get the same opportunity the following year. So, in autumn, I went back there to make some improvement works. The part of the ruin where the birds used to perch was not suitable from a photographic point of view because it hid a portion of the bird. I decided to create a more airy perch that allowed the birds to perch freely and comfortably. After having found a dead branch of Aleppo Pine, I carried it on the ruin and fixed it using some boulders. Perhaps the branch is not the most photogenic, but unfortunately there was not any better.
For those interested in moulting strategies, renewed 'blue' feathers are well visible here as they contrast with old brown ones (scapulars, coverts, secondaries and at least 2 primaries).

Scientific name: Falco peregrinus
Dutch name: Slechtvalk
English name: Peregrine Falcon
Place: Cilento National Park - Italy
Date: 03 Jun 2012
Posted: Tue 02 Dec 2014, 21:08
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Picture taken using my car as a hide close to a very small river (almost dry).

Scientific name: Burhinus oedicnemus
Dutch name: Griel
English name: Eurasian Stone-curlew
Place: Basilicata, southern Italy
Date: 01 May 2013
Posted: Mon 24 Nov 2014, 23:38
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Bird found at Quryat waste disposal area, i've approached it using my car having windows covered by a net. The bird flew away when the started to rain very heavy!
Complete series here: http://www.saveriogatto.com/gallery.php?start=0&cat=search&request=fulvescens

Scientific name: Clanga clanga
Dutch name: Bastaardarend
English name: Greater Spotted Eagle
Place: Quriyat, Oman
Date: 16 Nov 2013
Posted: Mon 10 Nov 2014, 14:47
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