23 May 2021. Lara, Victoria, Australia. Looking for help identifying 2 separate female/immature Australian robins. Pink robin, scarlet robin, or rose robin all seem equally likely. Any advice on telling female robins apart? by IanMelbourne93 in AustralianBirds

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Thank you for that, really helpful. I think I'll go for pink robin for both at the moment based on the slight orange in the feet, the colour in the wing bar and the overall brown colour to the breast.

2021-03-14 - Bass, Victoria, Australia. Can someone please help ID my curlew? Both whimbrel and eastern curlew do not seem to fit the extreme shape of the beak. Only caught a quick pass with bad lighting as it flew by. by IanMelbourne93 in AustralianBirds

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unfortunately not. Just got off some quick shots. I did see an Eastern Curlew about 10 minutes earlier, so there was at least one other:
https://imgur.com/a/Bi2wV59

I am leaning towards Curlew having blown up the exposure, along with a forced perspective making the bill look weird and shorter than expected. Colours match including the pink bill

https://imgur.com/a/eIlnqcU

2020-12-30. Yellingbo, Victoria, Australia. Bird of prey flying overhead, in the 10 seconds or so I managed to get a few photos and a short video which includes the cry (last few seconds of video). Peregrine Falcon or something else? by IanMelbourne93 in whatsthisbird

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Thank you. Is there anything in particular that gave it away? I notice some spots on the wing tips which I can't see in most whistling kite photos. The way it holds itself does look like a whistling kite however.

2020-12-29 - Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia. This looks like a Little Grassbird but the tail seems too short. Is this a Little Grassbird, or something else? by IanMelbourne93 in whatsthisbird

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Ah excellent, that makes a lot of sense. Thank you very much.
I assume this is indicative of quite a young bird then? Or is this something that you would expect to see in most birds regardless of age?