Few birds / SW Spain (1 Viewer)

[Jose605]

Spotted this morning.

Thank you for your help!

Jose

Edit:

#1 Reed warbler?
#2 Water pipit?
#3 & 4 Hesitant between Yellow and Grey.
#5 Female Sardinian?

Thanks!

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Jose,
first is either a Great Red Warbler or one of the Reed Warblers. Your bird seems to have the "cartoon-like" large headed and stong billed jizz of Great RW, but

• it seems to lack a dark loral stripe (some moult/wear issue?)
• legs seems pale, but this might well be the back-light

I am unsure, I cant loose the feeling that it might well be a pitfal picture of a Great RW, with backlight situation the main reason. Do you have more pictures?

second is a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. Its a hard bird, I think due to appearant lack of olive/greenish/yellow/crem hues. Is it only the light?
3 an 4 are Yellow Wagtail. Ehm, wagtails with much yellow below

Last one is a Sardinian Warbler for me, too.

 

[Jose605]

Hello Jose,
first is either a Great Red Warbler or one of the Reed Warblers. Your bird seems to have the "cartoon-like" large headed and stong billed jizz of Great RW, but

• it seems to lack a dark loral stripe (some moult/wear issue?)
• legs seems pale, but this might well be the back-light

I am unsure, I cant loose the feeling that it might well be a pitfal picture of a Great RW, with backlight situation the main reason. Do you have more pictures?

second is a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. Its a hard bird, I think due to appearant lack of olive/greenish/yellow/crem hues. Is it only the light?
3 an 4 are Yellow Wagtail. Ehm, wagtails with much yellow below

Last one is a Sardinian Warbler for me, too.

Hi Alexander, thanks a lot for the detailed feedback. Much appreciated. I always hesitate with the wagtails.

2 more pics of the reed warbler as seen from the back. Not sure they are of much help.

Again many thanks for taking your time to answer.

Jose

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,
thanks for the new pictures. At first I thought better for a (African or no "European") Reed Warbler now, but still difficult= it still has a GRW feeling (less than jizz).
Was it singing? Great RW is loud and hard (heavy metal)

May I add the following? The second Wagtail is no Grey WT, because it has dark rump and uppertail-coverts. Please compare here: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3l5ZEvc...the_Crossley_ID_Guide_Britain_and_Ireland.jpg

 

[Jose605]

Hello,
thanks for the new pictures. At first I thought better for a (African or no "European") Reed Warbler now, but still difficult= it still has a GRW feeling (less than jizz).
Was it singing? Great RW is loud and hard (heavy metal)

May I add the following? The second Wagtail is no Grey WT, because it has dark rump and uppertail-coverts. Please compare here: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3l5ZEvc...the_Crossley_ID_Guide_Britain_and_Ireland.jpg

Thanks Alexander!

To me all the reed warblers sound alike really: being the most common in the area it is probably GRW.

Thanks for the lovely wagtail photo composition. Are you suggestion the second is Yellow rather than Grey?

Cheers,

Jose

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Jose,

yes all of your wagtails (picture 2,3 and 4) are Yellow Wagtails.
You can just make out the blackish "juvenile breast mark/pattern) in picture 2, present in juvenile Yellow, Citrine and Grey/Pied WT.

 

[Jose605]

Hello Jose,

yes all of your wagtails (picture 2,3 and 4) are Yellow Wagtails.
You can just make out the blackish "juvenile breast mark/pattern) in picture 2, present in juvenile Yellow, Citrine and Grey/Pied WT.

Thanks a lot Alexander! I'll keep these in mind for future Wagtails IDs.