China - warblers (1 Viewer)

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Robin Edwards

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #1

taken by a friend in May 2007 around Beidaihe - I have no field guide covering this region so any suggestions much appreciated

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #2

First looks like a Yellow-browed Warbler. Perhaps an Arctic Warbler for the second - not certain though.

 

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MacNara

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #3

I don't know Chinese Warblers, but I think there are several features which make Arctic unlikely for the second bird - the legs appear to be bright yellow (or maybe bright pink) to start with (should be much duller in my experience), and the bill also appears to be too yellow and short.

 

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viator

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #4

Agree with Mac - bill way too yellow and legs wrong. But Chinese phyllosoc way to too varied and anything can turn up anywhere on migration so defer to someone far better than me to comment further!

 

rockfowl

Mark Andrews

• Oct 24, 2014

• #5

The first is a worn Yellow-browed as stated, the second is a Radde's or Dusky Warbler, although I'd favour the former at the moment, do you have any other images of this bird?

 

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Robin Edwards

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #6

no other images that I know of but will ask

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #7

rockfowl said:

The first is a worn Yellow-browed as stated, the second is a Radde's or Dusky Warbler, although I'd favour the former at the moment, do you have any other images of this bird?

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That does make more sense. I also agree that it maybe looks best for Radde's.

 

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Robin Edwards

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #8

another image of second bird - would Radde's Warbler have so much yellow on the bill?

 

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Jane Turner

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #9

legs look rather weedy too...

 

Nutcracker

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• Oct 24, 2014

• #10

Doesn't show the talons that Radde's has, nor the yellowish tinge on the under-tail coverts.