Western Paroti doing a mesmerising out of this world dance for the nearby female.
In my 45 years as a birder this tops everything I have seen.
The male did the "full" dance on four occasions in the two hours we were there.
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Blyth's Hornbill a beast of a bird, several seen on most days throughout West Papua.

Common Paradise-Kingfisher
one of ten species of Kingfisher recorded in West
Papua Sept 2025
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Male Magnificent Riflebird, we only had a limited amount of time with this stunner as the mother of rain storms descended upon us.
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One of the first Birds of Paradise we saw in West Papua was the Twelve Wired BOP

Male Great Frigatebird Jakarta Bay Sept 25 with Wise Birding.

Picked up these seven Glossy Ibis as they drifted down from Flamborough this evening along the seafront then did a left turn and flew onto the mere.

An obliging 2cy Caspian at Hornsea yesterday.

Well pleased to find a
Lesser Emperor at Hornsea mere this morning, the sites first.

The Great reed Warbler at Hornsea mere today only gave its self up when a boat was hired!

Drake Lesser Scaup this morning at Hornsea mere.

Very nice to see this half mile from home on the cliff top, Hornsea. A very heavy crop with an annoying heat haze.

Agree Andrew, pre-capture on the R5ii seems to work well.

A productive walk along the local river today produced drake Smew, three Goosander, five Great Egrets, ten Buzzard and three Red Kites.