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Here are a couple from Leam pac Bia, I think that is the way you spell it. These two are common as dirt, but not to Thailand. So a bit unusual.

Collared Pratincole & Bay-backed Shrike

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Heard of albino but a black sparrow ?

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I'll believe anything! We are still trying to identify a bird that has showed up a few times. It looks like a large Ashy Woodswallow until it flies when it flashes blue. (Finch beak and larger than our resident Kingfishers.) Beautiful bird, but haven't been able to get a photo yet.

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Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

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Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

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Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

Thank You Carib! That is indeed the bird, and your identification also solves a two year old mystery. When we were building the house and camping out, a large bird would perch near a light we put up on a tall pole at dusk. It's aerobatic display catching insects was amazing and I am fairly sure it was an Indian Roller due to its size and flight style.

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Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

Thank You Carib! That is indeed the bird, and your identification also solves a two year old mystery. When we were building the house and camping out, a large bird would perch near a light we put up on a tall pole at dusk. It's aerobatic display catching insects was amazing and I am fairly sure it was an Indian Roller due to its size and flight style.

You are welcome, and thanks for the `flickr` link, very nice.

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Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

For sure, watched 3 having a squabble today, breeding time again, one might have been a female, or two, females do fight over males don't they ? not only birds.

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