Odd Chiffchaff or just my eyes again? - London UK (1 Viewer)

ChrisKten

It's true, I quite like Pigeons

• Sep 16, 2013

• #1

I was watching a few juve Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs at my local reservoirs this morning, and this one looked different. It wasn't yellow like a juve Willow Warbler, more beige, and it looks like it has short wings. So it should be a Chiffchaff, but the colour looks wrong and so does the face... or is it just my eyes

Thanks

 

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Iraq Babbler

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• Sep 16, 2013

• #2

Hello

Seeing a pale wing-bar and over-exposed by light? could be a P. tristis? Native experts will advice?

Omar

 

ChrisKten

It's true, I quite like Pigeons

• Sep 16, 2013

• #3

Thanks for replying; unfortunately it looks like nobody else is prepared to commit themselves either way

 

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Iraq Babbler

Well-known member

• Sep 16, 2013

• #4

Hi Chris

I'm sure it will be a flow of replays, as ID ing un-classical birds required time and carful research, especially form the information provided from your nice photograph.

Omar

 

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JHDraytonbassettpits

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• Sep 16, 2013

• #5

Chiffchaff

ChrisKten said:

I was watching a few juve Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs at my local reservoirs this morning, and this one looked different. It wasn't yellow like a juve Willow Warbler, more beige, and it looks like it has short wings. So it should be a Chiffchaff, but the colour looks wrong and so does the face... or is it just my eyes

Thanks

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I have not looked in my books, I watched Siberian Chiffchaff very well last year we had 3 showing well from January 2013 until March, to my eye's the upper's give appearance of Olive greens and Yellows below besides the colours mentioned I cannot pick out any tristis features. It's a bit early yet also for most tristis but you stll could get and early bird looks like the normal British breeder p collybita to me.


Regards, John

 

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JHDraytonbassettpits

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• Sep 16, 2013

• #6

Some details by Alan Dean about the tristis I mentioned.
http://deanar.org.uk/tristis/casestudy2.htm

Regards, John

 

ChrisKten

It's true, I quite like Pigeons

• Sep 16, 2013

• #7

Thanks again, Omar. Thanks for replying, John, and thanks for the link; I'll have a read of it later

 

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JHDraytonbassettpits

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• Sep 16, 2013

• #8

tristis

ChrisKten said:

Thanks again, Omar. Thanks for replying, John, and thanks for the link; I'll have a read of it later

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Hi Chris,
There are more details on this site by Alan Dean also search Siberian Chiffchaff on birding frontiers.


Regards, John