oriental reed warbler

A migrant here which has not as yet (end of July)returned from it's northern breeding grounds.

carefully checked my Japanese fieldguides and I'm sure this is the right ID for here just i think it looks different to the Birdforum database examples from the asian continent.

This a common summer migrant in Korea, arriving in April to breed in spring before the heavy summer rains flood the riverside vegetation. They're easily heard butnot always easy to see.

Finally become sunny,so the photos are much better than the ones taken before.

Patroling its territory for a whole afternoom

Digiscoped today for the first time. It had been reported to me in this location but although I had been there for 2 mornings I hadn't seen . This morning I got lucky when he appeared about 20 meters away between the fronds of a banana tree. Neil.