Identification a bird from Moscow, Russia (1 Viewer)

oleg2oleg

Well-known member

• Jul 15, 2015

• #1

Hi to all!
What kind of a bird I cought? It's seems to me, that it is juvenile Savi's warbler Locustella luscinioides, but other people are thinking that it could be some kind of a Reed Warbler.
Thank you!!!

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Jul 15, 2015

• #2

Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Savi's has long, pale tipped undertail coverts, the bill looks rather too long and slender for Marsh ( A. palustris) and the primary projection is too long for Blyth's Reed (A. dumetorum ), which usually has a dark tip to the lower mandible.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jul 15, 2015

• #3

Odd habo for a Reed Chris, looks like it's in bushes?

I'd say Blythe's simply on habitat.

Andy

 

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jalid

Well-known member

• Jul 15, 2015

• #4

Blyth's Reed - you can just see at least two emarginations on the primaries. Otherwise it manages to hide the most of the characters usually helpful when identifying the species.

 

oleg2oleg

Well-known member

• Jul 15, 2015

• #5

chris butterworth said:

Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Savi's has long, pale tipped undertail coverts, the bill looks rather too long and slender for Marsh ( A. palustris) and the primary projection is too long for Blyth's Reed (A. dumetorum ), which usually has a dark tip to the lower mandible.

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Chris, thank you! :t:

 

KenM

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• Jul 15, 2015

• #6

andyadcock said:

Odd habo for a Reed Chris, looks like it's in bushes?

I'd say Blythe's simply on habitat.

Andy

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Here's a Reed Warbler in a flowering shrub in the centre of London, also a Sedge Warbler both in totally dry habitat! nearest possible breeding location circa 2-3 miles....

 

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Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jul 15, 2015

• #7

On migration or when just arrived but not in July Ken?


Andy

 

ChrisKten

It's true, I quite like Pigeons

• Jul 15, 2015

• #8

Even in August, Andy.

They spend most of their time preening and catching food in bushes near to reeds. You'll see more by watching the bushes than waiting for the reed stems to move and catch one climbing up

 

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KenM

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• Jul 15, 2015

• #9

andyadcock said:

On migration or when just arrived but not in July Ken?


Andy

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Andy...those two examples in April and May, I've had Reed Warbler in the garden during mid-July in previous years (yes on migration) dry habitat, with dense Hawthorn/Ivy/Holly hedgerow etc. Even had the latter (on mig.) in Chestnut trees, garden shrubs through to Oct 7th, again in small parks in Central London with NO water habitat.

Cheers