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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rockfowl" data-source="post: 1377361" data-attributes="member: 64295">Bush Warblers in Sichuan during winter are arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!Well you have chosen to live in the Bush-warbler capital of the world!!Hi Sid,Firstly let me congratulate you on a remarkable photograph! Bit of a stunner considering the family involved!! Unaware that they have the potential to 'flock' in winter.Obviously you are aware that there are some very similar species and I initially thought this might also be Yellowish-bellied due to the rather thin bill and the lack of greenish tones to the upperparts overall though with a lack of rufous  edging to the flight feathers, I think we could dismiss this. The similar Brownish-flanked appears to be heavier billed and I think? your bird is just too bright, even for a 1st Yr of that species and and also doesn't show any of the dusky flank tones associated with it.  The subspecies involved in your area intricata I believe is less olive-green above and from what I gather the plumage seems to fit well though I would have perhaps expected a stronger appearing supercilium in front of the eye. Does appear to have a nice pink base to the lower mandible but I have some reservations about the pale ventral area and the rather short appearing tail (rather Buff-throated Warbler like!) but to conclude I think you're probably correct with your identification and that this is indeed an Aberrant Bush-warbler!Don't suppose you heard the call?Hopefully James Eaton et.al will come along and confirm/dismiss these thoughts?Can I suggest that you send this great capture to both OBC and the DB here, you don't often see crackers like this!! It's a good learning curve!RegardsMark</blockquote>

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