LBJ found in the woods today! (1 Viewer)

IanF

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• May 2, 2006

• #1

Five of these around today at Low Barns Reserve in County Durham. Skulking amongst the piles of dead wood close to the riverside. Never heard singing.

I had it down as a Garden Warbler at the time as they were around but on viewing the photo the bill is wrong. The back was the same milk chocolate brown as the head with no markings. Bill and legs were dark but had a pink/brown tinge.

Any ideas?

 

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mountain man

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• May 2, 2006

• #2

Hi Ian,

Why do you think the bill is wrong?

Tom

 

IanF

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• May 2, 2006

• #3

The bill seems a little large and a bit too pinkish. Could be just the angle and the light though.

 

Keith Reeder

Watch the birdie...

• May 2, 2006

• #4

Bill (and everything else) looks OK for garden warbler to me, Ian - "bill rather thick and stubby" to quote Collins.

 

IanF

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• May 2, 2006

• #5

Cheers for that :t:

 

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Jurij Hanžel

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• May 2, 2006

• #6

Sylvia boring it is!

 

Keith Reeder

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• May 2, 2006

• #7

 

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Jurij Hanžel

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• May 2, 2006

• #8

I suppose it was just a matter of time before someone made a comment of this sort.

 

IanF

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• May 2, 2006

• #9

Not much to look at but non too numerous this area and not that easy to find.

 

Capercaillie71

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• May 2, 2006

• #10

Jurij Hanžel said:

Sylvia boring it is!

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Nothing boring about its song!

A very good photo of a hard-to-see bird. They are not too common in these parts either, but it is very satisfying to catch sight of one after hearing it singing from the depths of a bush. One plumage feature that sometimes stands out quite clearly on these birds is a greyish patch on the side/back of the neck.

Ian, it is interesting that you saw it close to a riverside. Up here they seem to be very strongly associated with riparian habitat, particularly woodland with a dense understorey of bird cherry (Prunus padus)

 

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Keith Reeder

Watch the birdie...

• May 3, 2006

• #11

They're rarer than rocking horse poo where I live - it's a bird I've never had on my local patch.

Mind you, it's such a crappy patch that blackcap is a big deal for me...

 

Ruby

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• May 3, 2006

• #12

Nice one Ian,

They're not too common around these parts, but I have seen/heard 4 or 5 over the last week or so at various sites.

I am quite envious of the photo though - I know from experience how tricky they are to get a decent pic of.... in fact there's a big space in my photo collection where Garden Warbler is supposed to be (and hopefully one day WILL be!!)


Ruby

 

IanF

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• May 3, 2006

• #13

A full frame view of one of the others we saw. The lighting was pretty dire by then.

 

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