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paul_j_c2000

Well-known member

• Mar 27, 2004

• #1

any ideas spotted by river i assume its a warbler but according to my book most warblers seem to appear from april onwards any help thanks paul

 

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CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Mar 27, 2004

• #2

Hi Paul, this is a Chiffchaff, they regularly, even commonly, over-Winter.

 

steve_nova

Well-known member

• Mar 27, 2004

• #3

Nice pic for the gallery Paul.

 

IanF

Moderator

• Mar 28, 2004

• #4

Very nice indeed. I was trying to get a photo of one myself yesterday in Deepdale Woods at Barnard Castle. They have just arrived back here too. There were none at all last weekend and there were six there yesterday.

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 28, 2004

• #5

Nice Chiff. Anyone got any views on race? If it was calling right I could make a case for abientinus.

 

Stephen Dunstan

Registered User

• Mar 28, 2004

• #6

Jane,

I thought the vogue was that [/I]abietinus were not safely identifiable in the field? I would like to think they are, mind.

Stephen.

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Mar 30, 2004

• #7

Stephen Dunstan said:

Jane,

I thought the vogue was that abietinus were not safely identifiable in the field? I would like to think they are, mind.

Stephen.

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Doesn't look much like the spring collybittas that are raining like confetti here this morning

 

Joern Lehmhus

Well-known member

• Mar 30, 2004

• #8

Nice hoopoe by the way, Jane!

 

prestoy

Member

• Apr 13, 2004

• #9

Stephen Dunstan said:

Jane,

I thought the vogue was that [/I]abietinus were not safely identifiable in the field? I would like to think they are, mind.

Stephen.

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I'd agree with chiffchaff on this one, but the almost total lack of green and yellowish-green in the plumage puzzles me. If I should see a chiffchaff like this in the late autumn here i Norway I'd also take a tristis or a "sub-tristis" into account. Not to say that it is, but I would certainly take a closer look if I had a chance...