Great Reed Warbler Marievale Bird Sanctuary South Africa Oct (1 Viewer)

[49bentley]

Can someone please confirm this to be a Great Reed Warbler? Taken in Marievale Bird Sanctuary South Africa Oct
Thanks
Chris

 

[THE_FERN]

Looks ok I think: we can't judge size but bill is big, robust

 

[lou salomon]

Looks ok I think: we can't judge size but bill is big, robust

but primary projection is way too short. don't know what to make of it, though.

 

[49bentley]

Thanks The Fern and Lou.

 

[Harrybongo]

Hi. Just thought I'd mention, the supercilium, reaches just behind the eye, pic1, which, seems quite short for a Great RW?

 

[01101001]

Clamorous Reed Warbler - BirdForum Opus

www.birdforum.net

??
(no idea how to identify large Acrocephalus warblers)

 

[Harrybongo]

.......whoops! (predictive text), I meant, just behind the eye. 😂

 

[49bentley]

Thanks 01101001 and Harrybongo.

 

[01101001]

I actually don't deserve thanks for this one, as I was only toying with the idea. Clamorous Reed Warbler is massively out of range in South Africa.

 

[49bentley]

Thanks 01101001 for taking the time.

 

[Harrybongo]

I actually don't deserve thanks for this one, as I was only toying with the idea. Clamorous Reed Warbler is massively out of range in South Africa.

Hi. It sought of looks like a Great RW, but sought of doesn't 🤔 🤔 , something doesn't look quite right! My original thought was, a Basra RW?!! Out of range, but I think, they have been recorded in SA before?

 

[tconzemi]

Long bill, short super, brown upperparts, just visible rusty rump, short prim projection, dark legs look all good for the Lesser Swamp Warbler.
That said, did you know that I hate LBJ ? Where are the brown eagles?!

 

[49bentley]

Thanks Harrybongo and Tconzemi.

 

[THE_FERN]

Long bill, short super, brown upperparts, just visible rusty rump, short prim projection, dark legs look all good for the Lesser Swamp Warbler.
That said, did you know that I hate LBJ ? Where are the brown eagles?!

It could be, but looking really weird. For me, colour is wrong (should be darker brown), what we can see of the eye colour is wrong (would be reddish), bill too robust and too long (would be quite gracile/thin and fairly short)

 

[49bentley]

Thanks The Fern.

 

[tconzemi]

Lesser Swamp Warbler

This is the only Acrocephalus warbler that overwinters at this altitude (1070 m) in KwaZulu-Natal.

www.birdforum.net

 

[49bentley]

Thank Tom.