Masters of Mystery

Solutions of the Sixth round 2008

XI This bird could be identified as a Sykes's Warbler Acrocephalus rama. It was photographed in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, on 6 January 2008 by Sander Lagerveld. The identification of the bird is extensively discussed in Dutch Birding 31: 44-46, 2009.

XII This bird depicted in mystery photograph XII is a Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio. It was photographed at El Gouna, Egypt on 11 September 2008 by Edwin Winkel. The identification of the bird is discussed in Dutch Birding 31: 44-46, 2009.

Winners
From those subscribed to Dutch Birding, 10 out of the 17 entrants (59%) managed to identify both mystery birds correctly. From these, Hannu Huhtinen was drawn as the winner of a copy of Petrels night and day by Magnus Robb, Killian Mullarney & The Sound Approach. Congratulations to him!
The names of all entrants with at least one correct identification can be viewed here.

With the sixth round, the 2008 Masters of Mystery competition comes to an end. With all 12 mystery birds correctly indentified, Hans Larsson is the undisputed winner! He wins the marvellous pair of Swarovski SLC 15x56 binoculars. Congratulations to him!

Rob S A van Bemmelen, Stavangerweg 535, 1013 AX Amsterdam,Netherlands
(masters@dutchbirding.nl)
Dick Groenendijk, Elzenstraat 14, 4043 PB Opheusden, Netherlands
(masters@dutchbirding.nl)
Jan Eerbeek, De Peel 2, 4041 EL Kesteren, Netherlands
(masters@dutchbirding.nl)