Valéry Schollaert
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For those interested, I had a problem with large reed warblers recently discussed here.
The same species are probably involved but not the same individuals. Unfortunately, the "magic" place where I had seen several reed-warblers was cut to make rice plantation. Bitterns, painted-snipes and rails are still there, joined with Barred Buttonquail, but no reed warblers anymore.
Well, near my house there is a little stand of very high reeds where I hear Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus harterti, sometimes grouped with Australasian Reed Warbler, split from Clamorous) every morning; I'm now very familiar with its song.
I can't usually take photos because we just have the sun in the face at this time. However, I tried this morning while the sun was still very low (hence noisy photos).
Haterti was singing as usual, and I believed to see it on top of reeds, and got the first photo here attached. A minute later, I saw a reed warbler closer to me and shoot, without taking more attention (thinking it was the same bird); that's the second photo.
It is only now, sorting the photos, I realized it is NOT AT ALL the same bird!
The second bird has a beak at least twice bigger, and much longer pp, and different colour although I wouldn't rely on that with the terrible light conditions.
So is my first bird harteri? Can it has such a tiny bill????
Is second bird a typical Oriental Reed Warbler or I missed something???
!! THANKS !!
The same species are probably involved but not the same individuals. Unfortunately, the "magic" place where I had seen several reed-warblers was cut to make rice plantation. Bitterns, painted-snipes and rails are still there, joined with Barred Buttonquail, but no reed warblers anymore.
Well, near my house there is a little stand of very high reeds where I hear Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus harterti, sometimes grouped with Australasian Reed Warbler, split from Clamorous) every morning; I'm now very familiar with its song.
I can't usually take photos because we just have the sun in the face at this time. However, I tried this morning while the sun was still very low (hence noisy photos).
Haterti was singing as usual, and I believed to see it on top of reeds, and got the first photo here attached. A minute later, I saw a reed warbler closer to me and shoot, without taking more attention (thinking it was the same bird); that's the second photo.
It is only now, sorting the photos, I realized it is NOT AT ALL the same bird!
The second bird has a beak at least twice bigger, and much longer pp, and different colour although I wouldn't rely on that with the terrible light conditions.
So is my first bird harteri? Can it has such a tiny bill????
Is second bird a typical Oriental Reed Warbler or I missed something???
!! THANKS !!