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Dubious claim (1 Viewer)

Dawsy

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If anyone can work out what this is it will aid my dubious claim that this terrible picture is, at least, identifiable.

Michael
 

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Fifebirder said:
It's definitely a Robin. Well maybe. A passerine I would say at least.
We're getting closer it is a passerine but not a robin and, as you can tell, not quite so cooperative when it comes to posing as a robin.
 
Jos Stratford said:
Narrowing it to a passerine is getting closer? Good to see you not setting your standards too high :)
Well technically "passerine" has narrowed down the previous guess of "bird" and no I'm not setting my standards too high I doubt I'd get closer than passerine if I didn't already know what it was. With so many good pictures of difficult to identify birds on here I thought it might be fun to see how people did with a terrible view of a, relatively, easy bird which I find a much more common problem.
 
I agree with you, it is fun to post views of common birds photo-ed in less than perfect pose (!) ...don't let my comments put you off, I had a good gander at it before posting. Note messages came with a :)

PS I give up on the bird, my thoughts also went along the line of Robin or perhars one of its allies...
 
alan_rymer said:
Reed Warbler?. Are those Phragmites?.
I wondered when someone would spot the vegetation. Reed warbler was the next shot on the film and at least a little better.
 
Jos Stratford said:
Not a Cetti's Warbler?
As I thought. If you ignore the fact that it looks like a robin, spot that it's in reeds and someone tells you it's not a reed warbler it's obviously a Cetti's warbler.
It was singing at the time which is the only reason I'm sure but it still counts as about the most out-in-the-open I've ever seen one.
 
Cetti's Warbler has never been recorded in this country, so I'd be most happy to have one however out-in-the-open it might choose to be.
 
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