phylloscopus with yellow wing bar ? Poland (1 Viewer)

Michał Jaro

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #1

Hi, here I have pictures some phulloscopus with evident (IMO) bright wing bar.
It probably excludes the willow warbler - or not ?

 

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Jean FRANCOIS

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #2

Michał Jaro;3960018 said:

Hi, here I have pictures some phulloscopus with evident (IMO) bright wing bar.
It probably excludes the willow warbler - or not ?

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Greenish Warbler i think.
Jean

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #3

It looks like Greenish to me from what can be seen. It would be helpful to know more precisely when and where the picture was taken.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Feb 17, 2020

• #4

Exif date 8 April 2009 :t:

Poplar catkins on leafless twigs fit with an April date

 

dwatsonbirder

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #5

8th April would be very early for Greenish in Poland, they don't return to their breeding areas until 1st week of June - location would certainly help, I only know of 5-7 pairs in the east.

 

KenM

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #6

Odd looking bird!...the only comment I would make is that....the bill looks relatively small and “spikey?”

 

CARERY

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #7

If there really is a wingbar (I'm not convinced there is, might be strangely ruffled feathers I think) then it is a median coverts bar... for me it looks like a classic Willow Warbler. Way too early für Greenish

 

Michał Jaro

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #8

Thank you for all the comments; let's forget about the wingbar for a moment - what about other features like eyestrip, supercillium, undertail coverts, sides, breast, ear covers, wing, tail length, etc.? I am sending some additional photos.

 

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dwatsonbirder

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• Feb 17, 2020

• #9

CARERY said:

If there really is a wingbar (I'm not convinced there is, might be strangely ruffled feathers I think) then it is a median coverts bar... for me it looks like a classic Willow Warbler. Way too early für Greenish

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I'm with Roland, it's a Willow warbler.