an informal birding record
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North Caspian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus variegatus
(NB. revised to Saxicola maurus hemprichii Ehrenberg as proposed by Svensson, Shirihai, Frahnert & Dickinson 2012)

(Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 26 November 2013 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender)

The image below was captured by Peter Fawcett and shows the dramatic Wheatear-like tail pattern of an adult 'hemprichii'.


© Peter Fawcett 2013

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