Majorcan Warbler ID - Zitting Cisticola or not ? (1 Viewer)

IanF

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• Oct 11, 2003

• #1

Whilst I ended up with 52 species from our holiday in Majorca, there were several more which I simply couldn't identify. This is one of them, though the photo isn't brilliant. From scanning the books a Zitting Cisticola looks possible?

Anyone help with this one. Sorry about the poor photo, it's a small bird and was a bit too far away.

 

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logos

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• Oct 11, 2003

• #2

Definitely Zitting Cisticola.

Spud

 

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THH

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• Oct 11, 2003

• #3

Zitting Cisticola.
Briiliant photo!

 

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Edward woodwood

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• Oct 11, 2003

• #4

ain't no doubt about it!
nice one Ian
much better than one going zit zit zit over your head

 

Johnny1

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• Oct 11, 2003

• #5

I've been to Majorca a few times and at one hotel we stayed at a pair were nesting in the garden. Personally I prefer the old name of Fan-tailed warbler. great pic by the way.

 

IanF

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• Oct 11, 2003

• #6

Thanks for the confirmation everyone. That was the best one of half a dozen shots. They are certainly very active little birds. I found the birds over there even more wary of people than ours back home meaning it was seldom you could get very close to them at all which would have been fine for scope work but wasn't to helpful for photos or using binoculars. I'll post a ful list shortly.