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Birds of the Ebro Delta (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter John Fordham
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First two look like Fan-tailed Warblers. I think you're right on the others, although there may be room for debate on the phyllosc. If it's a Chiffchaff, what kind is it?
lostinjapan
Well-known member
Definitely would go with Fan-tailed for 1. Not sure 2 is a Fan-tailed though..seems to have awfully long toes and behaving in a very un-Fan-tailed manner...isn't it a pipit?
I guess 3 could a yellowish greenfinch..while 4 is a Serin. 5 ..um I guess Chiffchaff..but difficult to say for sure and certainly not down to Iberian or Common Chiffchaff.
Sean
Hiroshima
I guess 3 could a yellowish greenfinch..while 4 is a Serin. 5 ..um I guess Chiffchaff..but difficult to say for sure and certainly not down to Iberian or Common Chiffchaff.
Sean
Hiroshima
Phil Carter
Well-known member
Is it just me or is anyone else having trouble with no.4 being a Serin? Looks more like a Greenfinch on a really bad hair day.
Phil
Phil
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Eduardo Amengual
Agree
You may have a point, although that does look like quite heavy streaking. Looking more closely, the face pattern and bill shape do seem strange for Serin.
Number 2 still looks like a Fan-tailed Warbler to me, although it's a tricky photo. I'm pretty sure it's not a pipit.
Stephen Menzie
Being English isn't about hate. It's about disgust
And the yellow panel on the closed primaries and yellow at sides of tail-base. It's a Greenfinch.
John Fordham
Well-known member
Many thanks for the comments guys. Some more to follow (I'm afraid).
Cheers
John
Cheers
John
I also think that the two first birds both look like Zitting Cisticolas, although the second one is caught in an unusual situation. They do have pretty long toes for their size, and I have seen them on the ground before. Number 3 & 4 are definitely Greenfinches.
Regarding the Chiffchaff, the Common Chiffchaff is by far the most numerous in the delta. We do get the odd Iberian Chiffchaff, usually during migration, but it is very rare in the area.
Regarding the Chiffchaff, the Common Chiffchaff is by far the most numerous in the delta. We do get the odd Iberian Chiffchaff, usually during migration, but it is very rare in the area.
