large Acrocephalus Warbler from Jeddah (1 Viewer)

ammadoux

Registered doux

• Aug 18, 2017

• #1

a bit large moving very fast, pumping its tail up and down. long time i did not see the great reed but in all the videos is saw it dose not move the tail this way, not much i found about the clamorous reed, they are breeding in Jeddah.

but i am also thinking of Basra reed warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis, this is the time of there passage over Jeddah.

thanks so much for the help.

 

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CARERY

Well-known member

• Aug 18, 2017

• #2

Difficult pictures... I think it could well be a Basra Reed. I've never seen one so can't say anything about tail-pumping. The bill is too slender for Great Reed and the primary-projection seems too long for Clamorous.

 

KenM

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• Aug 18, 2017

• #3

Basra Reed for me, pp looks good, as does supercillium and bill thickness.

Cheers

 

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Grahame Walbridge

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #4

Upcher's Warbler.

Grahame

 

KenM

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #5

Grahame Walbridge said:

Upcher's Warbler.

Grahame

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Of course short UTC's......:-C

 

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AlinoVegano

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #6

Grahame Walbridge said:

Upcher's Warbler.

Grahame

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Seconded :t:

 

ammadoux

Registered doux

• Aug 19, 2017

• #7

Grahame Walbridge said:

Upcher's Warbler.

Grahame

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thanks so much.

 

CARERY

Well-known member

• Aug 19, 2017

• #8

Grahame Walbridge said:

Upcher's Warbler.

Grahame

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My initial thought was isn't it a Hippolais but somehow lost the trail... Grahame nailed it as usual :t:!