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This the most common flycather species in Romania. I took this pic in a park in Bucharest. Scientific name: Muscicapa striata
Dutch name: Grauwe Vliegenvanger
English name: Spotted Flycatcher
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 05 Aug 2009
Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009, 11:29
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A really tame bird. This photo was taken with my "old" 70-300 mm lens a very versatile gear but not so sharp like the 50-200 SWD. Scientific name: Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Dutch name: Grote Karekiet
English name: Great Reed Warbler
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 15 May 2009
Posted: Sun 26 Jul 2009, 7:23
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A common species in Romania. This one had it's nest in a hedge in a park in Bucharest. Scientific name: Luscinia megarhynchos
Dutch name: Nachtegaal
English name: Common Nightingale
Place: Bucharest
Date: 01 Jun 2009
Posted: Fri 24 Jul 2009, 11:41
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This a juvenile feldegg bird (feldegg is the most common breeding subspecies in Romania). Scientific name: Motacilla flava
Dutch name: Gele Kwikstaart
English name: Blue-headed Wagtail
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 22 Jul 2009
Posted: Thu 23 Jul 2009, 12:21
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A young and inquisitive bird. Black Redstarts are common birds in Romania. They breed all over the country, from the Black Sea coast to the mountains. Scientific name: Phoenicurus ochruros
Dutch name: Zwarte Roodstaart
English name: Black Redstart
Place: Spulber (VN), Romania
Date: 11 Jul 2009
Posted: Sat 18 Jul 2009, 7:01
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A common breeding species on the hilly and mountain river banks in Romania. I found some families of White Wagtails (adults feeding juveniles) in that area and some Grey Wagtails too. Scientific name: Motacilla alba
Dutch name: Witte Kwikstaart
English name: White Wagtail
Place: Spulber (VN), Romania
Date: 11 Jul 2009
Posted: Thu 16 Jul 2009, 17:08
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A first summer bird. Photo taken on a river bank, in a hilly area. The Red-backed Shrike is the most common Shrike species in Romania. Scientific name: Lanius collurio
Dutch name: Grauwe Klauwier
English name: Red-backed Shrike
Place: Spulber (VN), Romania
Date: 14 Jul 2009
Posted: Wed 15 Jul 2009, 1:18
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This kind of birds with a dark grey head and a whitish supercilium are usually called (at list here in Romania) dombrowskii. They seems to be hybrids flava X feldegg. Scientific name: Hybridus Motacilla feldegg x Motacilla flava
Dutch name: Hybride Balkankwikstaart x Gele Kwikstaart
English name: Hybrid Black-headed Wagtail x Blue-headed Wagtail
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 31 May 2009
Posted: Fri 10 Jul 2009, 6:15
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I spotted  this 1cy Yellow-legged Gull on the bank of the Siutghiol Lake, in Mamaia resort, on the Black Sea coast. I was together with another 1cy bird and with two adult birds (probably the parents). Scientific name: Larus michahellis
Dutch name: Geelpootmeeuw
English name: Yellow-legged Gull
Place: Mamaia (CT), Romania
Date: 28 Jun 2009
Posted: Wed 08 Jul 2009, 19:40
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A breeding bird in a park in Bucharest. The nest was in a nearby hedge surrounding an area cropped with roses. Scientific name: Sylvia curruca
Dutch name: Braamsluiper
English name: Lesser Whitethroat
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 05 May 2009
Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2009, 14:22
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