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Message: <blockquote data-quote="erwin" data-source="post: 1254916" data-attributes="member: 3436">After reading and learning from all the arguments, I'm still inclined to think it's a Garden Warbler. We can see the whole beak, the behind the reed effect is caused by the curved point of the upper mandible IMO. After trying to evaluate the various pro's and con's, I think there aren't enough "easy" arguments for Reed Warbler, except that it is sitting in reed and possibly the yellow hind toe. On the other side, the beak, legs, overall coloration and contrast between the different parts are all "easy" arguments for Garden Warbler.I believe this is a fairly decently colour balanced pic and we can see the colours both in sun and in shade. So espescially the lack of creamy and warmer brown tones seems important to me, I would also expect some traces of roufousness in a Reed Warbler. Further I only count 8 primary tips, but I'm definitly no expert in judging wing formula's.</blockquote>