tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86166908254716793782024-03-04T22:08:34.400-08:00Bird StampsBirdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-60599609189679331142021-09-07T04:47:00.000-07:002021-09-07T04:47:12.069-07:00Netherlands Kingfisher overlooked!<p> A correspondent informed me that I had overlooked a <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/8900200.htm" target="_blank">Kingfisher</a> on the Landgoed Haarzuilens sheet issued in August. I could not see it, but found a <a href="https://www.freestampcatalogue.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/small_image/cda336a043e3dd4940536205f9a4466b/n/e/ne32113_0.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">better image</a> of the sheet which confirmed that there is such an image on the right side, 4th stamp down. The shape is good, but the colours are all wrong.</p><p>Surprisingly, this is the first occurrence of this species on a Dutch stamp. Hopefully, a collectable example will appear in a future issue.</p>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-46121304784366476212021-06-15T15:04:00.000-07:002021-06-15T15:04:11.094-07:00Vanuatu and PCi<p><a href="http://commonwealthstampsopinion.blogspot.com/2021/06/1894-vanuatu-falls-to-philatelic.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commonwealth Stamps Opinion</a> informs us that Vanuatu Post has fallen into the clutches of <a href="https://shop.pcistamps.com/main.sc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philatelic Collector Inc</a>, and so it is unlikely that any more indigenous birds will appear on future stamps.</p><p>A <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA4yFq6uFgkrCa7s1Tt8FT9BRzCPFN2MMT1bv3Lnh829G0nJtaeqQjMFblWMF-V2rYjmeUE2qMJqzMvWKi1WEkkohiWZ2vb5B1VW1MMOjWSYREi1mPJuyXUwQ4bMUfCFg07gmWXe9d9U/s1598/DB691317-9ABE-479C-9FE4-AEEB37688843.jpeg" target="_blank">sheet of six stamps</a> celebrating the Smithsonian has one bird <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3815300.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)</a>, which may well be my last mention of Vanuatu.</p>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-69035643610766413022020-10-28T05:54:00.000-07:002020-10-28T05:54:34.144-07:00Birds of the World from PCi<p> <a href="http://commonwealthstampsopinion.blogspot.com/2020/10/1763-philatelic-collector-incs-latest.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commonwealth Stamps Opinion</a> has listed various issues produced by Philatelic Collector Inc. in their Birds of the World series. They are published on behalf of Cook Islands and Tonga, but probably do not feature birds of those islands. I do not intend to list these, but ignore them as I also ignore those from Stamperija.</p>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-82155409058073370812020-09-05T02:21:00.000-07:002020-09-05T02:26:12.968-07:00Unidentifiable birds on new stamps from Finland<p>Finland has issued <a href="https://delcampe-static.net/img_large/auction/001/077/773/554_001.jpg?v=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">two stamps</a> commemorating the <a href="https://verkkokauppa.posti.fi/PublishedService?pageID=9&itemcode=112744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Posti Art Prize 2020</a>. One of the stamps has silhouettes of two birds perched in a tree. I contacted the designer, Janne Laine, for help in identifying the birds, and here is his response: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Unfortunately I have no idea what the bird was. Actually its the same one with different poses. Photoetching is also unsharpening the bird. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And although the stamps are representing the Finnish forest and birdlife, the bird might be photographed in Australia."</span></p>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-63018150751367961702020-07-03T14:57:00.002-07:002020-07-03T16:16:58.275-07:00Malawi Domesticated Birds (2018/9)When I <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/not-reqd-or-got_2019.htm#malawi2" target="_blank">listed this issue</a>, I assumed that the Quail was <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3806600.htm" target="_blank">Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)</a>. However, Tino Mischler found the <a href="https://www.mindenpictures.com/search/previewmodal/northern-bobwhite-colinus-virginianus-female-texas/0_00547589.html?dvx=1311" target="_blank">source image</a> used for the stamp, which confirms that the species is actually of a female <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3701000.htm" target="_blank">Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)</a>. I did not collect this stamp.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-24736293818960818802020-06-15T16:23:00.001-07:002020-06-15T16:28:40.132-07:00Colombia 2002 Hidden Parrot identifiedIn 2002, Colombia issued a set of 8 stamps featuring Natural Resources of the country. The stamps were illustrated by Cesar Landazabal and my <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/query/colomb/2002wildlife/index.htm" target="_blank">initial analysis</a> of the set left 4 birds unidentified. Three of these were soon identified, but a partially <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_277934426"></span>hidden parrot<span id="goog_277934427"></span></a> in flight was still unidentified.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> My correspondent in Colombia has consulted Cesar Landazabal who provided a copy of his </span><a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org//query/colomb/2002wildlife/original-B.jpg" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">artwork for "B"</a><span style="background-color: white;"> and who confirmed that the partially hidden parrot is </span><a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/7428900.htm" target="_blank">Indigo-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi)</a><span style="background-color: white;">.</span>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-38250890072836042912019-12-27T04:30:00.001-08:002020-01-24T03:42:43.042-08:00Guinea-Bissau Small Birds, 1996A correspondent found a <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/recent/temp/Guinea-Bissau_1243-1246.jpg" target="_blank">set of 4 stamps</a> and <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/recent/temp/Guinea-Bissau_Block_299.jpg" target="_blank">souvenir sheet</a> apparently issued by <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/guibis.htm" target="_blank">Guinea-Bissau</a> in 1996 which is not listed on my site, nor on Kjell Scharning's. He informed me that the MICHEL catalogue lists it as No. 1243-1246 and MS 299 (containing MICHEL No. 1247). Stanley Gibbons online catalogue does not list any issue for this country for 1996. I found an <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Guinea-Bissau-1996-Birds-Souvenir-sheet-S-S-Mi-Bl-299-MNH-Scarce/254262640125?hash=item3b333bfdfd:g:D7gAAOSwuzRXdPOJ" target="_blank">Ebay sale</a> with the souvenir sheet, but at US$99, I considered it too expensive!<br />
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The species featuring in this issue are not named on the stamps, but appear to be <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/10407600.htm" target="_blank">Cardinal Woodpecker</a>, <a href="https://www.hbw.com/species/crimson-seedcracker-pyrenestes-sanguineus" target="_blank">Crimson Seedcracker</a>, <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/8908900.htm" target="_blank">Pied Kingfisher</a>, <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/7417400.htm" target="_blank">Red-fronted Parrot</a> and <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/19204300.htm" target="_blank">Village Weaver</a>. Any <a href="mailto:birdstamper@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">help with Guinea-Bissau 1996</a> identifying these birds or any information about the issue would be most welcome.<br />
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<b>UPDATE </b>Tino Mischler has identified the red bird as <a href="https://www.hbw.com/species/crimson-seedcracker-pyrenestes-sanguineus" target="_blank">Crimson Seedcracker</a>. As most of the birds occur in Guinea-Bissau, I will list them, but probably not collect them. Why are they so expensive?Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-22852745972491979752019-12-20T14:57:00.001-08:002019-12-20T14:57:39.777-08:00PCi's Birds of the World series<a href="http://commonwealthstampsopinion.blogspot.com/2019/12/1565-many-high-values-from-philatelic.html" target="_blank">Commonwealth Stamps Opinion</a> has published details of several issues on the theme "birds of the world" issued in the name of various territories that are under Philatelic Collector Inc.'s "umbrella". I could not find these issues on the <a href="https://shop.pcistamps.com/main.sc" target="_blank">PCi website</a>, but I am sure they will appear in due course. A <a href="http://commonwealthstampsopinion.blogspot.com/2019/12/1566-more-birds-of-world-products.html" target="_blank">second lot of images</a> show the full extent of this unnecessary deluge. I do not intend to list these, and I would be very surprised if any are relevant to my collection. If one searches on <a href="https://www.delcampe.net/">https://www.delcampe.net/</a> for "Exclusive birds 2019" there are currently over 70 hits, though some are duplicated.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-86310057718960338362019-12-17T14:52:00.000-08:002019-12-17T15:51:46.994-08:00Latvia stamp we missed or ignoredIn 1998, Latvia issued a <a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aGMAAOSwU8hY8C0k/s-l400.jpg" target="_blank">single stamp</a> to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of First Latvian Stamp. The first stamp is surrounded by faded images of more recent stamps which includes on the left side a <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/images/stamps/latvia/0423.jpg" target="_blank">stamp</a> issued in 1995 featuring <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/10410400.htm" target="_blank">White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)</a>.<br />
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Also, one of the <a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TrwAAOSw-ttcmAh4/s-l1600.jpg" target="_blank">Coat of Arms series issued in 1995</a> and again in 1996 featuring the Arms of Grobina features a stylised <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/4301100.htm" target="_blank">Common Crane (Grus grus)</a>, but it is too stylised for me.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-14220433921552906472019-10-14T04:13:00.000-07:002019-10-14T04:13:07.841-07:00Domain name expired!My main site, www.bird-stamps.org, may have become unavailable to some visitors as the domain name expired. I have renewed it today, but this may take a few days to take full effect.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-10930691251329120192019-09-11T02:26:00.000-07:002019-09-11T02:26:32.501-07:00Latvia: 2006 50th Anniversary of Europa StampsIn 2006, Latvia issued <a href="https://www.freestampcatalogue.com/slta0601-50-years-europa-stamps-4v" target="_blank">4 stamps</a> to celebrate 50 years of Europa stamps. The <a href="https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/86569-50th_Anniversary_of_Europa_Stamps-Europa_CEPT_-_50_Years_of_EUROPA_Stamps-Latvia" target="_blank">top value</a> has the two stamps issued by Latvia in 1999 which have been cancelled by the special postmark used on the <a href="https://images-04.delcampe-static.net/img_large/auction/000/752/639/885_001.jpg?v=2" target="_blank">FDC</a>s issued at the time. The postmark has the image of a <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/2201200.htm" target="_blank">White Stork</a>.<br />
<br />Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-44432310920041524002019-06-16T04:14:00.002-07:002019-07-10T07:24:29.922-07:00Estonia's Bird of the Year: Nightjar on live webcam<span style="font-family: monospace; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/en">Looduskalender</a> is hosting a <a href="https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/en/node/3541">live webcam</a> of a Nightjar on its nest in Estonia. Two chicks are present in the nest which has an adult sitting tight during the day. After midnight UK time, the adults feed the chicks. Estonia is 2 hours ahead of UK.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; white-space: pre-wrap;">10th July. It looks like the family has dispersed.</span>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-33743781494863418932019-06-16T03:26:00.001-07:002019-06-17T14:30:13.538-07:00A mixture of "spotted" thrushesTino Mischler has been checking through the stamps on my pages for <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/13812300.htm" target="_blank">Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)</a> and <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/13812500.htm" target="_blank">Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)</a> and has made some observations about anomalies.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/images/stamps/tcypru/0278.jpg" target="_blank">stamp</a> from Turkish Cyprus which is supposed to show T. philomelos actually has a bird that is right for T. viscivorus (Greyish colour and cheek markings).<br />
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Conversely, the <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/images/stamps/bahrai/0430.jpg" target="_blank">stamp</a> from Bahrain listed as T. viscivorus shows a bird that looks more like T. philomelos: brown back, no vertical eye-stripes.<br />
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I shall change these two identities in my next update.<br />
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The best example of T. viscivorus would appear to be the <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/images/stamps/bulgar/4274.jpg">stamp</a> issued by Bulgaria in 1999.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-7657894796024983292019-04-07T04:50:00.000-07:002019-04-07T04:53:16.421-07:00Possible disruption of my websiteI have been experiencing some technical problems with the laptop that I use to maintain my website.<br />
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I will try to overcome these issues during April, but if for any reason I am unable to update my main site, I should be able to keep this blog up to date.<br />
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Also, I have noticed that <a href="http://naturalsciencestamps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Natural Science Stamps</a> has not been updated since 19/2/19 without any reason being posted. It occurred to me that the same could happen to my site. So, if that should happen, I shall try to post news on this blog, or arrange for this to happen.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-70820854517480547692019-02-07T07:00:00.001-08:002019-02-08T06:15:57.573-08:00Europa 2019: National BirdsWe are probably all aware that PostEurop's theme for 2019 is "National Birds", and <a href="http://europa-stamps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Europa Stamps blog</a> is carefully listing issues that we have been made aware of. The same blog informs us that we can use an app to scan some of the stamps which will enable us to hear sounds of the bird scanned.<br />
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Today, I used the app on my Android phone to scan one of the Gibraltar stamp images. I did not hear any sound, but there was an option to link to somewhere to order the stamp. For Gibraltar, the correct page came up in my browser, but details of the issue were not yet available.<br />
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More interestingly, there is a link to "More Bird Stamps" which was a great surprise, as in addition to those we already knew about, there are several stamps illustrated of which I was not yet aware, including a new species on stamps: Greece has <a href="https://www.hbw.com/species/western-rock-nuthatch-sitta-neumayer" target="_blank">Western Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer)</a>.<br />
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<b>NB. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.posteurop.org/NeoDownload%3FdocId%3D513216&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjwqfihqazgAhXD8uAKHfIGCyEQFggFMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&cx=011137659142263019769:t3a5kbz-x-q&usg=AOvVaw1VHxEneQywh4SHMXeC4TXI" target="_blank">PostEurop clarified its definition</a> of "National Birds" to be "National birds are native birds living on the territory of a country", which gives much more scope than most of us initially thought. </b><br />
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Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-55523424267734181132019-01-16T17:09:00.002-08:002019-02-04T11:33:11.443-08:00More coming from PCi!I noticed some <a href="https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/search?search_mode=all&excluded_terms=&is_searchable_in_descriptions=0&is_searchable_in_translations=0&term=Birds+of+Prey+2018&seller_ids%5B%5D=379154" target="_blank">new sales on Delcampe</a> from a seller in Russia featuring birds of prey with the names of territories which are clients of PCi. These items are not on PCi's website, so I checked with the company.<br />
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Apparently, they are official issues and will be in the next new issue bulletin shortly. While they are official and releases at the post offices did take place PCi were surprised to see them on the market already.<br />
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I will await better images on PCi's website before listing them.<br />
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Intriguingly and worryingly, PCi also informed me that this issue is expected to be part of a larger collection of “birds of the world” that is expected to be ongoing.<br />
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<b>Update</b> As these are all shown on PCi's website, I have listed them, but if the future "birds of the world" series appears, I may ignore them like I do for Stamperija's output.<br />
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<br />Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-12843652552867099722018-12-10T03:04:00.000-08:002018-12-11T06:57:27.969-08:00Moldova Birds of PreyA <a href="https://images-02.delcampe-static.net/img_large/auction/000/681/753/628_001.jpg?v=1" target="_blank">sheet of 12 stamps</a> featuring the heads of various birds of prey has appeared on a <a href="https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/stamps/moldova/moldova-2018-birds-eagles-sheet-of-12v-681753628.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=user_favorite_list:user_favorite_list" target="_blank">Delcampe sale</a>. I cannot find any reference to this on the <a href="http://filatelia.md/en" target="_blank">Moldova Post</a> website nor on the <a href="http://www.moldovastamps.org/default.asp" target="_blank">International Moldovan Philatelic Society</a> site.<br />
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<b>Update </b>Correspondents have pointed out to me that the Delcampe seller has <a href="https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/search?seller_ids%5B0%5D=419902&categories%5B0%5D=64" target="_blank">several other similar sales</a>, all apparently in the name of Moldova and issued in 2018. I regret raising this as the set is obviously not official.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-57497272883681484612018-09-13T04:59:00.003-07:002018-09-13T04:59:58.857-07:00Birdpex8 PCi stamps releasedThe Birdpex8 issues have been announced officially by <a href="http://www.pcistamps.com/" target="_blank">Philatelic Collector Inc.</a> and are available for purchase. More news <a href="http://commonwealthstampsopinion.blogspot.com/2018/09/1269-news-of-2018-issues-from.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-45384707084173887752018-08-01T08:28:00.002-07:002018-08-02T05:23:15.846-07:00Birdpex8 PCi stamps reinstatedI have been assured by PCi that these stamps were released to postal counters in early May, and should be available for purchase eventually, so I have reinstated the 5 items in <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/new_on_the_web.htm#tonga" target="_blank">my listing</a>.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-5348936701191153782018-06-29T02:18:00.003-07:002018-06-29T02:18:57.744-07:00PCi Birdpex non-issued stamps removedThe expected Birdpex issues for PCi territories (Tonga, Penrhyn, Aitutaki, Cook Is. and Niuafo'ou) have not appeared to be available. I shall therefore remove them from my listing for later reinstatement if they should be actually issued.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-34756365108506554182018-05-18T09:16:00.001-07:002018-05-18T09:16:21.970-07:00Cambodian Little Bunting<p dir="ltr">HBW has <a href="https://www.hbw.com/report/little-bunting-cambodia">published news of Little Buntings occurring in Cambodia</a> for the first time, so the <a href="http://www.birdtheme.org/showimages/cambodia/i/cam199403l.jpg">stamp</a> issued by Cambodia in 1994 is now relevant to my collection.</p>
Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-69292918442026886262017-09-23T07:20:00.000-07:002017-09-23T16:10:23.545-07:00Stamperija's series of rare birds issuesStamperija is publishing details of issues bearing the BirdPex8 logo featuring rare birds of some of its client nations. While I have abandoned listing Stamperija's output, this series is a commendable initiative, and is sure to result in the appearance of species of bird that have never previously appeared on stamps.<br />
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I will list here, in no particular order, those that I have found so far. The format is the familiar sheet of 4 stamps and a souvenir sheet.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/djibou.htm" target="_blank">Djibouti</a>: <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/D/J/DJB17420a.jpg" target="_blank">Image</a> listed as<br />
<a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/bearded-woodpecker-dendropicos-namaquus" target="_blank">Dendropicos namaquus</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/black-billed-woodhoopoe-phoeniculus-somaliensis" target="_blank">Phoeniculus somaliensis</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/star-spotted-nightjar-caprimulgus-stellatus" target="_blank">Caprimulgus stellatus</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/darnauds-barbet-trachyphonus-darnaudii" target="_blank">Trachyphonus darnaudii</a> (Unfortunately, none of these four species is listed as occurring in Djibouti)<br />
and <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/D/J/DJB17420b.jpg" target="_blank">SS</a> <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/black-throated-barbet-tricholaema-melanocephala" target="_blank">Tricholaema melanocephala</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/guinea.htm" target="_blank">Guinea</a>:(20/6/2017) <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/G/U/GU17322a.png" target="_blank">Image</a> listed as<br />
<a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/african-shrike-flycatcher-megabyas-flammulatus" target="_blank">Megabyas flammulatus</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/marsh-tchagra-bocagia-minuta" target="_blank">Tchagra minutus</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/sabines-spinetail-rhaphidura-sabini" target="_blank">Rhaphidura sabini</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/turatis-boubou-laniarius-turatii" target="_blank">Laniarius turatii</a><br />
and <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/G/U/GU17322b.png" target="_blank">SS</a> <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/sabines-puffback-dryoscopus-sabini" target="_blank">Dryoscopus sabini</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/sierra.htm" target="_blank">Sierra Leone</a>:(30/6/2017) <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/S/R/SRL17620a.jpg" target="_blank">Image</a> listed as<br />
<a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/cassins-honeybird-prodotiscus-insignis" target="_blank">Prodotiscus insignis</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/bristle-nosed-barbet-gymnobucco-peli" target="_blank">Gymnobucco peli</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/western-little-hornbill-horizocerus-hartlaubi" target="_blank">Tockus hartlaubi</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/black-spinetail-telacanthura-melanopygia" target="_blank">Telacanthura melanopygia</a><br />
and <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/S/R/SRL17620b.jpg" target="_blank">SS</a> <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/nkulengu-rail-himantornis-haematopus" target="_blank">Himantornis haematopus</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/solomo.htm" target="_blank">Solomon Is.</a>:(21/8/2017) <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/S/L/SLM17324a.jpg" target="_blank">Image</a> listed as<br />
<a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/white-headed-fruit-dove-ptilinopus-eugeniae" target="_blank">Ptilinopus eugeniae</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/yellow-legged-pigeon-columba-pallidiceps" target="_blank">Columba pallidiceps</a>, <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/western-bronze-ground-dove-alopecoenas-beccarii" target="_blank">Gallicolumba beccarii</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/chestnut-bellied-imperial-pigeon-ducula-brenchleyi" target="_blank">Ducula brenchleyi</a>, <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/chestnut-bellied-imperial-pigeon-ducula-brenchleyi" target="_blank">Ducula brenchleyi</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/red-breasted-pygmy-parrot-micropsitta-bruijnii" target="_blank">Micropsitta bruijnii</a>. Unfortunately, for this last stamp, the designer has chosen this <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/red-necked-amazon-amazona-arausiaca#illustrations" target="_blank">image</a> of <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/red-necked-amazon-amazona-arausiaca" target="_blank">Red-necked Amazon (Amazona arausiaca)</a>.<br />
and <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/S/L/SLM17324b.jpg" target="_blank">SS</a> <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/heinroths-shearwater-puffinus-heinrothi" target="_blank">Puffinus heinrothi</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/country/togo.htm" target="_blank">Togo</a>:(30/6/2017) <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/T/G/TG17311a.jpg" target="_blank">Image</a> listed as<br />
<a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/grey-headed-nigrita-nigrita-canicapillus" target="_blank">Nigrita canicapillus</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/black-rumped-waxbill-estrilda-troglodytes" target="_blank">Estrilda troglodytes</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/red-winged-pytilia-pytilia-phoenicoptera" target="_blank">Pytilia phoenicoptera</a>; <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/pale-fronted-nigrita-nigrita-luteifrons" target="_blank">Nigrita luteifrons</a><br />
and <a href="http://stamperija.eu/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x500/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/T/G/TG17311b.jpg" target="_blank">SS</a> <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/togo-paradise-whydah-vidua-togoensis" target="_blank">Vidua togoensis</a>Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-75728121788236749062017-08-24T16:02:00.000-07:002017-08-24T16:02:41.046-07:00Another photographic errorWhen selecting a photograph on which to base his design intended to feature a <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/pygmy-eagle-hieraaetus-weiskei">Pygmy Eagle (Hieraaetus weiskei)</a>, the designer has chosen <a href="http://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/little-eagle-hieraaetus-morphnoides/little-eagle-perched-0">this photograph</a> of a <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/little-eagle-hieraaetus-morphnoides">Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)</a> taken in Australia. Unhappily, this species does not normally occur in Papua New Guinea.Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-36129326553353991582017-08-24T11:55:00.001-07:002017-08-24T12:02:19.485-07:00Another photographic errorI have searched for other photographs that may have been used by the designer of the PNG Rare Birds issue, and found most of them.<br />
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I could not find one for the Slaty-backed Goshawk, and the image on the stamp is not like any illustrations I could find of the species. It looks more like a <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3013100.htm">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</a>, but without finding the source photograph, I will list it as unidentified.<br />
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The stamp titled "New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps)" is based on <a href="http://capricorncoastbirds.com/Grey%20Goshawk.html">this photograph</a> of <a href="http://www.hbw.com/species/grey-goshawk-accipiter-novaehollandiae">Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)</a>.<br />
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I have delayed publishing these observations for fear of causing the issue to be cancelled.<br />
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Birdstamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13302183560332068181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616690825471679378.post-80366784798457963142017-08-17T06:38:00.001-07:002017-08-17T06:46:46.163-07:00Photographic ErrorsThe forthcoming issue of Rare Birds of Papua New Guinea has given us potentially 7 new species on stamps. However, realising that the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNROsqkg44uhkeQiZfc3tgapswaTcrU2DRwMKcCxN__WK4ii1fh9I13igv8sJjE6dOqQiDL0kqoiLYiUme4hodU52iCCB3IymJp1Lj-WnlVGgfoSrxaqN8NgaglEvqcKh4sulPmIh4EEt/s320/postage-stamp-2-01_800-600-fit.jpg">image</a> used for a Black Honey-buzzard was not as black as I would have expected, I searched for images of this species using Google. I soon found this <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f4/0c/74/f40c74ec49097515ebb5c31cac441c83.jpg">photograph</a>. I suggest that the designer/artist used this image to portray a Black Honey-buzzard, but he was wrong.<br />
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Using Google's image search of this particular photograph results in a suggestion by Google that the bird is an <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3001300.htm">Oriental Honey-buzzard<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>(Pernis ptilorhynchus)</a>. The photograph has been used in several places on the web, but perhaps the most authoritative was <a href="http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_Image_ID=34927&Bird_ID=896&Bird_Family_ID=&Location=">this one</a> on Oriental Bird Images. This photograph was taken in January, 2009 at the Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India, by <a href="http://orientalbirdimages.org/photographers.php?action=birder&Birder_ID=130">Nikhil Devasar</a>.<br />
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One is reminded of a similar error from PNG when an image of the South American Harpy Eagle was used in 2008 to portray a <a href="http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/3020200.htm">New Guinea Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae)</a>.<br />
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I may just check for a few more source photographs...<br />
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