Is this a Eastern Bonelli's Warbler? (1 Viewer)

Carpie

CAROLA

• Mar 24, 2005

• #1

not for sure, help please.
Thanks,Carola.

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Mar 24, 2005

• #2

Hi Carpie,

That one's a Chiffchaff

 

hannu

Well-known member

• Mar 24, 2005

• #3

Seems to me like Chiffchaff !
Hannu

 

Carpie

CAROLA

• Mar 24, 2005

• #4

Oke thanks, the colour did not looks to a chiffchaff to me.

Carola.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Mar 24, 2005

• #5

Chiffchaffs are notoriously variable in colour, anything from greenish-yellow through pale brown to pale grey. It depends on what part of Chiffchaffdom they come from.

 

TWM

Well-known member

• Mar 24, 2005

• #6

I'll go with Chiffchaff

 

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Klant

Well-known member

• Mar 25, 2005

• #7

Why, out of all available European phylloscopus, would you want to turn it into an orientalis?

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Mar 25, 2005

• #8

Klant said:

Why, out of all available European phylloscopus, would you want to turn it into an orientalis?

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I would quite like a few Chiffchaffs to turn into something more exciting, wouldn't you?

Steve

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 25, 2005

• #9

I normally try forlornly to turn them into Duskies.

Carpie - Bonelli's has a more open looking face, silvery white clean looking underparts and bright green edges to its primaries.... telling Eastern from Western is much harder.. calls needed! As ever you took a great photo!

 

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Klant

Well-known member

• Mar 25, 2005

• #10

Yeah, I get that point, but it's just so... Unlikely

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 25, 2005

• #11

Carola - here is one for reference - look how clean looking it is

http://en.arocha.org/images/shared/91p.jpeg

 

Last edited: Mar 25, 2005

Carpie

CAROLA

• Mar 25, 2005

• #12

Thanks all, and thanks Jane for the photo.

Carola.