Two passerines (warbler/wheatear?), Lycabettus Hill, Athens, 25 September (1 Viewer)

[in vitrio]

Think the warbler is a willow warbler but I did not hear it sing. The second one is bemusing me because it looks a bit like a desert wheatear but that's not an Athenian bird. I only got the one shot as I didn't even know I had seen it - I was trying to photograph a tit (coal, I think)...

 

[stevo]

Regarding the 2nd photo,I would not expect to see a wheatear in a tree.Do you get penduline tit in your area?To my my eyes that seems more likely.

 

[Richard Dale]

Second photo is a coal tit. First a bit blurry to be sure but most likely willow warbler - primary projection looks long, leg colour and impression of face pattern look right.

 

[stevo]

The twig below the bird gave me the false impression of a longer tail lol.

 

[Richard Prior]

Second photo. Not a Common Redstart then?

 

[Richard Dale]

Nope. Coal tit with head tilted to one side, note typical black smudge at side of breast.

 

[in vitrio]

Coal tit makes sense, there were some around, the angle definitely fooled me though.

 

[Bewick]

Willow warbler for the first one, agree with coal tit.