?water Redstart in flight

i spotted this bird (?water redstart) sitting on a rock from a bridge, just as i took aim it flew and i fired with my 7D, 100-400, iso 1000, 1/1500, +0.5 exposure bias. high iso as it was raining and sky overcast. for c&c pl.

Lovely wing spread. The flowing water and the rocks give a nice feel of its habitat. Its good you used a high ISO, as that has helped. Hope you get it close soon. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the comments & tips, Mrudul. in my set up i found this bird, most of the time, in dark gorges. hopefully i get closer next time.

Lovely wingspread in the backdrop of flowing water through the gorge.Arunachal can boast of a number of species of Redstart.White-capped water-redstart occurs in rocky,swift-flowing mountain streams.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

Nice wingspread against the flowing water. This appears to me a Water redstart, but difficult to say what exact species of water redstart. A larger image may have had more impact.

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thanks guys. can you suggest me a guide book on birds' ID? i am zero in identifying them. regards.

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Originally Posted by Kaling Dai

thanks guys. can you suggest me a guide book on birds' ID? i am zero in identifying them. regards.

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Kaling Bhai,
1.The Book of Indian Birds: BNHS :Salim Ali -(For Beginners)
2.Birds of the Indian Subcontinent : BNHS :Ranjit Manakadan,J.C.Daniel &Nikhil Bhopale
3. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent :Grimmet,Inskipp&Inskipp (or Pocket Guide by the same authors)
These three books will serve your purpose for the present,in my view.
Kind regards,
SaktiWild

I love the feel of this image. A lovely environment portrait.
To me it looks like a Plumbeous Redstart.

This image gives a nice feel of the habitat. You can post a larger image. Images upto 1024 pixels on the longest side are allowed.

Sabyasachi

Lovely image. Agree with others that the wing span looks nice with the water background. Hope you get a closer shot soon!!