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<blockquote data-quote="HH75" data-source="post: 3452598" data-attributes="member: 61">Hi Ken,&nbsp;&nbsp; Another vote for Reed Warbler, and I think one thing that may be adding to the confusion here is that the bill, in some images, may appear rather shorter than expected. This very well may be due to the fact that the bird appears to be a 1cy, and, as such, the bill may well still be growing. I can see why the bird may give a Garden Warbler impression...a recent devilish mystery bird pic online of a Great Reed Warbler at a very strange angle suggested Garden Warbler to many, me included...but this bird has a bill shape and precise head pattern that evoke Reed Warbler to me. The head pattern, while not foolproof, would favour Reed over rarer candidates also (Marsh and Blyth's Reed often having a pale supraloral as the most prominent facial feature, rather than the eye ring, as on Reed (and this bird)).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Regards,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Harry</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HH75, post: 3452598, member: 61"] Hi Ken, Another vote for Reed Warbler, and I think one thing that may be adding to the confusion here is that the bill, in some images, may appear rather shorter than expected. This very well may be due to the fact that the bird appears to be a 1cy, and, as such, the bill may well still be growing. I can see why the bird may give a Garden Warbler impression...a recent devilish mystery bird pic online of a Great Reed Warbler at a very strange angle suggested Garden Warbler to many, me included...but this bird has a bill shape and precise head pattern that evoke Reed Warbler to me. The head pattern, while not foolproof, would favour Reed over rarer candidates also (Marsh and Blyth's Reed often having a pale supraloral as the most prominent facial feature, rather than the eye ring, as on Reed (and this bird)). Regards, Harry [/QUOTE]

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