Phylloscopus ID from Al Ain, UAE, 14.01.2018. (1 Viewer)

peterarras

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• Jan 14, 2018

• #1

Hi all,
who can help me with this Warbler?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Peter

 

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Andy Adcock

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• Jan 14, 2018

• #2

Bonelli's?


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CARERY

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• Jan 14, 2018

• #3

A Chiffchaff for me, though unsure which ssp... Very dark legs and green in wings too dull for Bonelli's.

 

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Grahame Walbridge

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• Jan 14, 2018

• #4

CARERY said:

A Chiffchaff for me, though unsure which ssp... Very dark legs and green in wings too dull for Bonelli's.

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Agree Common Chiffchaff, presumably abietinus there in winter. Its dropped its tertials and central tail feathers and should be in body moult as well, though I can't confirm that from the images-tristis moults much later.

Grahame

 

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andyb39

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• Jan 15, 2018

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Grahame Walbridge said:

Agree Common Chiffchaff, presumably abietinus there in winter. Its dropped its tertials and central tail feathers and should be in body moult as well, though I can't confirm that from the images-tristis moults much later.

Grahame

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Yes, it's abietinus we get. I suppose then that tristis is ruled out by the moult pattern?

 

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Grahame Walbridge

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• Jan 15, 2018

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andyb39 said:

Yes, it's abietinus we get. I suppose then that tristis is ruled out by the moult pattern?

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Yes, fulvescens/tristis moult in Mar/Apr.

Grahame