KenM
Well-known member
Casually scanning my back/neighbour's hedge Sunday(13th) afternoon for passing Chiffies and Crests, when I very briefly (several seconds) noted a warbler sp which I couldn't compute! Perhaps 20m+distant! It was side on and appeared incredibly pale with an apparent wing bar! Just as I grabbed the camera it flew down into the hedge ne'er to be seen again rest of day.
Monday (14th) 8am I was on station again logging the few migrants that had passed through (Goldcrest and Chiffy), when to my surprise the same pallid bird appeared in the same corner of my neighbour's garden, camera in position (around neck) I fired off two shutter-bursts c20 shots. Unfortunately it was raining and very dark (8.37am) to give you an idea on automatic....F4 at 1/60th ISO 1600.
Needless to say the few shots that were partly in focus certainly got me thinking! Where seen-the bill tip was partially obscured by leafage or straight on fore-shortened, the wings short, under-parts white showing a faint buff pink wash to lower flanks and shoulder, the ''wing bar'' was in effect the greater covert bar showing the moult line. The legs were pale and there appears to be a darker contrasting edge above the super.
What might opinions be?
Cheers
Monday (14th) 8am I was on station again logging the few migrants that had passed through (Goldcrest and Chiffy), when to my surprise the same pallid bird appeared in the same corner of my neighbour's garden, camera in position (around neck) I fired off two shutter-bursts c20 shots. Unfortunately it was raining and very dark (8.37am) to give you an idea on automatic....F4 at 1/60th ISO 1600.
Needless to say the few shots that were partly in focus certainly got me thinking! Where seen-the bill tip was partially obscured by leafage or straight on fore-shortened, the wings short, under-parts white showing a faint buff pink wash to lower flanks and shoulder, the ''wing bar'' was in effect the greater covert bar showing the moult line. The legs were pale and there appears to be a darker contrasting edge above the super.
What might opinions be?
Cheers