Barred Warbler (1 Viewer)

IanF

Moderator

• Oct 26, 2003

• #1

A new species for me today a Barred Warbler. Seen at Zinc Works Road, Seaton Carew. It gave very good viewings today but is was a very mobile bird constantly chasing flies and wasps through several bushes. I only managed one shot of it and at that not a very good one.

Photo - Barred Warbler

However views were a lot better clearly showing the bars on the underneath.

 

Last edited: Oct 26, 2003

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Oct 26, 2003

• #2

Great stuff Ian. Despite living on the east coast I've only ever managed to catch up with one Barred Warbler in this country myself. They always seem to be very elusive. I'm impressed your's was so active because the one I saw just sat in a bush not doing much. Very nice birds though.

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Oct 26, 2003

• #3

Hi Ian,

Like Fifey, it took me a long time to get one of these, but I've seen a fair few now - they seem to be a bit like busses, you wait ages for one, and then see several

Michael

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Oct 26, 2003

• #4

Ditto, but I've still never yet seen one with bars. Need to do some east coast birding, I think.

Jason

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Oct 26, 2003

• #5

Jason, I was waiting for a Barred Warbler to show at Dawlish Warren like the last two autumns. No show (so far!).

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Oct 26, 2003

• #6

Once came home to find a note on the message pad from my dad

Bard Warbler at St Mary's

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He has too much Shakespeare on his mind 3

Michael

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Oct 26, 2003

• #7

Hi, Andrew

There's still time - just! I seem to remember that the last one was a November bird.

I saw one there back in 1994. There were actually 2 present, but I dipped on the other one. They usually seem to turn up at Dawlish, Prawle or Soar (and Lundy, of course) - but I guess that says more about observer coverage than the birds.

Not sure that we've had any in Devon this year?

Jason

 

B

Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Oct 26, 2003

• #8

Michael Frankis said:

Once came home to find a note on the message pad from my dad

Bard Warbler at St Mary's

Michael

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Best ID'd by its melodious song, "Hey nonny nonny".

Jason

 

Edward

Umimmak

• Oct 27, 2003

• #9

Barred Warblers are one of my favourites too but I've yet to see a "barred" one. I agree with Michael that they are like buses: Wait forever to get a glimpse and then you see a few. I've managed to see four in Iceland now where they are still pretty rare. I was amazed to meet a Danish birder last year in Iceland who had travelled all over Europe and the rest of the world birding, world list over 2,000, but had never seen a Barred Warbler anywhere even though they must (?)breed in eastern Denmark.

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CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Oct 27, 2003

• #10

Michael Frankis said:

Once came home to find a note on the message pad from my dad

Bard Warbler at St Mary's

He has too much Shakespeare on his mind 3

Michael

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That's a hell of a twitch to the Scillies from your neck of the woods Michael!

 

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Michael Frankis

conehead

• Oct 27, 2003

• #11

Hi Edward,

A small handful of Barred Warblers used to breed in the far southeast of Denmark (15-30 pairs in the early 1970's: Danish Breeding Atlas) but I gather they've gone the way of UK Red-backed Shrikes - a slow decline to none, presumably likewise due to agricultural intensification making large insects hard to come by. But they still get a few on autumn passage, shouldn't be that hard a bird to twitch in Denmark (and if he's travelled 'all over Europe' - should be easy in Poland, Hungary, etc).

Michael

 

Edward

Umimmak

• Oct 27, 2003

• #12

Michael Frankis said:

Hi Edward,

A small handful of Barred Warblers used to breed in the far southeast of Denmark (15-30 pairs in the early 1970's: Danish Breeding Atlas) but I gather they've gone the way of UK Red-backed Shrikes - a slow decline to none, presumably likewise due to agricultural intensification making large insects hard to come by. But they still get a few on autumn passage, shouldn't be that hard a bird to twitch in Denmark (and if he's travelled 'all over Europe' - should be easy in Poland, Hungary, etc).

Michael

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Mange tak, Mikkel.