2 Mauritania Sylvia IDs - 30/10 (1 Viewer)

[Jonny721]

I am currently surveying in the desert in north-west Mauritania, and seeing palearctic migrants in a completely different environment to normal is throwing off my IDs a little! These two Sylvia warblers (photos 1-2 and photos 3-5) were photographed at different areas of scrub today, I'm thinking both are Subalpine Warblers (likely Western on range), maybe female for the first and immature male for the second? TIA!

 

[dw87]

I'd agree, all are Subalpine warblers - I'll leave specific designation to others, but Western seems logical...