Acredula Willow Warbler?? (1 Viewer)

[buzzard12]

Thoughts welcome on this cracking little phyllosc, first seen on October 8th of this year by myself on Cape Clear Island, Ireland. Striking bird in the field..

Greyish toned upperparts, striking super, cold lemon tones around throat..

 

[dwatsonbirder]

looks practically the same to one I found on Blakeney point last autumn, had me fooled as a greenish for 15 mins before I managed decent views.

 

[Jane Turner]

what a smart bird...

 

[lou salomon]

i think most probably yes.

 

[Tideliner]

The primary projection while not at a good angle looks a bit short. Acredula's are quite long winged. I have caught a number of Acredula on the Norfolk coast and they all had a buff tinge to them rather than the cold grey\green tones of this bird. The underparts are usualy quite clean and with very little , if any yellow streaking.

 

[Jane Turner]

I'm always amazed by the ones that look like this

http://gdj.bleublog.lematin.ch/media/00/01/1513542439.JPG

 

[buzzard12]

The primary projection while not at a good angle looks a bit short. Acredula's are quite long winged. I have caught a number of Acredula on the Norfolk coast and they all had a buff tinge to them rather than the cold grey\green tones of this bird. The underparts are usualy quite clean and with very little , if any yellow streaking.

Can Acredula show these cold lemon tones? Structurally this bird was actually long winged in the field, the bill also seemed deep based. This bird hung around for a few days, moved around the island and gave a few observer's a fright on first views!

 

[Helsinki Birder]

There were 2 very similar birds to this present on Mizen head over the past week. 1 at caher east and one at the Yellow Browed Warbler Garden. Very striking birds.

Owen

 

[buzzard12]

There were 2 very similar birds to this present on Mizen head over the past week. 1 at caher east and one at the Yellow Browed Warbler Garden. Very striking birds.

Owen

Interesting. Would be nice to know where they are from....

 

[Jane Turner]

Further N and East than the ones you are used to!

 

[Tideliner]

Iam always very suspect about a certain ID of some warblers in the field. Over the years I have caught a chiffchaff that if seen in a bush you would have bet a weeks wage it was a bonelli's , willow warblers that look so right for arctics and I will never forget 2 very redish reed warblers unlike any others I have seen in the UK ( which should have the richest brown birds ) so on. But in the hand fine plumage details and biometrics can be taken and the correct ID established .... in most cases.

I have a couple of slides of trochilus and acredula side by side in the hand and the difference is startling.