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Odd moulting Adult Phylloscopus Warbler,NE.London (1 Viewer)

KenM

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Shot this today, thought it looked a little ambiguous?

To my eye, pp giving tertials a good run for their money assumed Willow Warbler, but then I noted emarginations on 3,4,5,6 giving it a Chiffchaff sequence? and as for the tail it wouldn't look out of place on a Redstart?

A trifle confused.com :eek!:
 

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Phylloscopus collybita ssp throughahedgebackwardsus Ken. Looks like the COVID lockdown measures re haircuts applied to this individual too!
 
Phylloscopus collybita ssp throughahedgebackwardsus Ken. Looks like the COVID lockdown measures re haircuts applied to this individual too!

A brave man to assign it to species level Richard. :eek!:

Think I’ll ascribe it to P.collytrochicurus...a species new to science. ;)
 
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