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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Dudley" data-source="post: 1492521" data-attributes="member: 5172">As it turned out you didnt ask any 'experts', as all those you asked got it wrong! Which I find quite bizarre given the photo clearly showed two different Barred Warblers. Someone must have introduced Cyprus Warbler for 13 independant people to agree they were CW.I personally dont see a funny side to it, as I was one of many people who spent many hours looking for a bird that didnt exist. And its flippant remarks such as 'I am begining to think this is a Menetries's warbler' from someone who has already demonstrated a lack of ID ability with this family that causes the problem. I, and others, had already provided more than adequete feedback on the birds identity, detailing why it was a female Rüppell's, without the need for a second image and a silly remark introducing a species which has never been recorded in Greece before. I'm suspecting this is exactly how the CW item kicked off. Please learn by your mistake and please, buy a good field guide!</blockquote>