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Moltoni's Warbler at Duncansby Head (1 Viewer)

Farnboro John

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After a couple of days fruitlessly searching Northern Scottish beaches for the Walrus, Maz and I left John o' Groats to watch wildlife elsewhere in Scotland: travelling once more along the North Coast as far as Tongue before dropping down and overnighting at Tain.

There (gaining phone signal) we heard of a possible Moltoni's Warbler (or is it Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler - are the English names stable and adopted by authorities yet?) at Duncansby Head, where we had been that morning....

So next day, after some dolphin watching at Chanonry Point and knowing that the bird was still present, we trekked back North: with the attached results. Apart from a hint of sharpening and some cropping, no changes have been made to the images.

John
 

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Moltoni's Warbler in IOC; note Eastern and Western Subalpines haven't been split by IOC (yet).

Thanks Nutty:

Persistent reference to "Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler" had me doubting the acknowledged name. I know the other two aren't yet split, but I have the bases covered! :t:

John
 
John

Very nice. Glad you got it as some compensation as I know how seriously you treat your mammals. The ability of a Walrus to disappear in that way has been very perplexing.

All the best
 
Sounds like a LGRE contrivance . . . a bit like his 'Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler' for Hume's Leaf Warbler :scribe:

Umm, not sure about that: "Hume's Yellow-brow" has been around for more years than I care to remember - precedes the split by a mile, and Yellow-browed Warbler has not to my recollection been "Leaf Warbler". On this occasion I think perhaps not guilty.

And thanks Paul: what surprises me is not just the ability to disappear but the inclination to keep moving rather than pick a spot and settle.

John
 
After a couple of days fruitlessly searching Northern Scottish beaches for the Walrus, Maz and I left John o' Groats to watch wildlife elsewhere in Scotland: travelling once more along the North Coast as far as Tongue before dropping down and overnighting at Tain.

There (gaining phone signal) we heard of a possible Moltoni's Warbler (or is it Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler - are the English names stable and adopted by authorities yet?) at Duncansby Head, where we had been that morning....

So next day, after some dolphin watching at Chanonry Point and knowing that the bird was still present, we trekked back North: with the attached results. Apart from a hint of sharpening and some cropping, no changes have been made to the images.

John

Nice images John.
 
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