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Rajan Kanagasabai
29-05-2012, 06:35 AM
Found this very very small bird at one of the resort gardens at ECR. Wife says it could be a forest wagtail, but it is not expected to be found in this area. Can the ID be confirmed ?

5D M II, F6.3, 150-500, 1/125, bean bag support lying flat on the ground

regards

Rajan

Rajan Kanagasabai
29-05-2012, 06:37 AM
Oops, copyright info has daughter's name on it, pls ignore . . . .

Rajeev Khanna
29-05-2012, 06:52 AM
it does seem to be forest wagtail

Ragoo Rao
29-05-2012, 10:38 AM
A Forest Wagtail- Dendroanthus indicus, a winter visitor. Lovely sighting & capture.

Roopak Gangadharan
29-05-2012, 10:50 AM
Nice record. Agree with rajiv sab, does look like forest wagtail. when was this image made ? Although the habitat is not typical, they do winter in the south. Could be a bird in passage. If you have noticed it moves its tail from side to side and not up and down like other wagtails.

TFS
Roopak

Vaishnavi Rajan
29-05-2012, 06:33 PM
This was hardly 10 days ago, at the GRT Temple bay lawns. Yes, the sideways motion of the tail is quite comical yet captivating . . . .

Strangely, the image looks very soft, while the one we have on the system is a lot sharper with more details . . . .

Vaishnavi

Rajan Kanagasabai
29-05-2012, 06:38 PM
Yes, the picture is soft. The size of the same is a little over the limit. Here is a smaller, yet sharper version of the same . . . .

regards
Rajan