Could the Wood Warbler (Nancy-Berstane) photo be a Bonelli's?? Malcolm...
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timwootton1063
May 17, 2013 5:12 pm
Can't see that myself, Malcom. Looks fine for wood warbler to me, although I'd bow to weight of opinion. I'd have thought there's way too much 'colour' in...
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Martin
polaris1965
May 17, 2013 5:21 pm
Bonelli's has a very 'open' face pattern, and a kind of 'beady eyed' look. The Berstane bird has a scowling face pattern with a big clear supercilium. Also...
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Eric
ermah39
May 17, 2013 6:30 pm
Definitely a Wood Warbler - and well done to Nancy for identifying it correctly. Eric...
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MALCOLM RUSSELL
malcolm124245
May 17, 2013 7:03 pm
No disrespect to the finder. It's just that the photo did not show the expected bright lemon yellow throat and upper breast and the bird's mantle appears...
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diomedea
oneandeleven
May 17, 2013 9:19 pm
That's a Wood Warbler, looks pretty standard to my eye, but photons can often be a bit of a ?????? Alastair...
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lgreuk400
May 17, 2013 9:25 pm
Malcolm Wood Warblers in spring are rather variable in appearance, from very bright individuals to quite drab birds like this bird Best wishes Lee...
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MALCOLM RUSSELL
malcolm124245
May 17, 2013 10:20 pm
Thanks Lee. Their song is a chincher but photos can be deceiving. ... From: LGREUK400@... <LGREUK400@...> Subject: Re: [Orkbird] Re: Warbler To:...
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diomedea
oneandeleven
May 18, 2013 4:53 am
Thanks Martin, interesting stuff. alastair...
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Martin
polaris1965
May 18, 2013 4:53 am
My request for any information on poll colour variation in Redpolls came back with this tonight. It seems that there is a genetic aberration presenting in the...
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Eric
ermah39
May 18, 2013 7:19 am
Interestingly, Wood Warbler and Bonelli's Warbler are very closely related. When the split between Western Bonelli's and Eastern Bonelli's was being...
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paul357386
May 18, 2013 9:03 am
Two superb adults slowly North over Quoyangry Sth Ronaldsay at 09:55. No glasses with me so camera was point and hope - lets see if I got some pics . . . ...
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Steve
steve.sankey
May 18, 2013 10:54 am
All the Bonelli's that we've seen in Spain (and we've seen quite a lot over the years!) have had a very pronounced 'silvery' white aspect to them; and then of...
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Eric
ermah39
May 18, 2013 1:52 pm
This morning, there was a Pied Flycatcher in the Langskaill Plantation and an immature Iceland Gull (prob 3 CY)in the fields on the other side of the main...
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MORRIS RENDALL
morris9051
May 18, 2013 3:45 pm
Lesser Whitethroat at Grindigar Quarry and a Snow Bunting in the new sown field above the Mull Head Plantation. Â Cheers, Morris Lesser Whitethroat at...
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BARRIE HAMILL
barrie468
May 18, 2013 5:05 pm
Linda and I have just seen a Long-tailed Skua flying past the house heading Eastward down Water Sound and crossing over the edge of Burray Village.  ...
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paul357386
May 18, 2013 5:36 pm
Will be something special. Early night beckons and a pre-dawn loin girding session booked. 16 + hours in the field planned . . . . Cheers, Paul...
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lindsay6987
May 18, 2013 5:56 pm
Just seen our first of the year fly past the house. Lindsay Widewall...
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burbagebirders
May 18, 2013 6:06 pm
I feel I must compliment you all on a great blog site and I just thought you mightlike to have my opinion on that Redpoll plumage and size question. I have...
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nancy4berstane
May 18, 2013 6:17 pm
2 buzzards calling to each other today, harrassing the rooks, but the rooks were giving as good as they got and chased them off a few times, some young rooks...
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MORRIS RENDALL
morris9051
May 19, 2013 5:01 pm
Male Red-back Shrike and a male Redstart at Mull Head plantation and a female Red-backed Shrike on the fence at the Mull Head car park this morning and a...
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BARRIE HAMILL
barrie468
May 19, 2013 5:29 pm
All I could rustle up today were 2 Redstarts. Â Barrie All I could rustle up today were 2 Redstarts. Barrie...
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Barry
barry.odowd
May 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Not too exciting but what a stunning day, the first warm one of the year! The male Garganey has re-appeared after 5 days of not being seen and an influx of...
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andrew_hollinrake
andrew_holli...
May 19, 2013 7:29 pm
Shapinsay today: 1 Meek 1 Knight 1 Branscombe 1 Bignall etc Also, 1 greenfinch, 2 arctic skuas near the gas works. 1 sedge warbler by the Mill Dam hide Several...
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Bowhead Whale
paul.hollinrake
May 19, 2013 7:54 pm
Twas grand bro! Good to see you guys too. On East Hill the walking group saw a fine summer plumaged great northern diver off shore, a peregrine flying past,...
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Julian Branscombe
julianbransc...
May 19, 2013 9:34 pm
The trip to Helliar Holm this morning produced a pair of bonxies, a lot of herring, lesser black-backed and greater black-backed gulls, several eider duck...
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diomedea
oneandeleven
May 19, 2013 10:50 pm
Ken, Thing is that's not what BOURC thinks, so we're lumbered with trying to identify the little swine. Yes I could enter my redpoll sp on BirdTrack (if the...
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Leitch, Alan
alamootie
May 19, 2013 10:54 pm
Turtle Dove still at Heddle Hill today in Finstown . Recently fledged Robins in the garden ttoday.. Cheers Alan ... From: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com on behalf of...
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cjhgrc
celiaglen2014
May 20, 2013 5:22 am
still got 2 redpolls here – I red & I more orange. not able to get any better pics yet. Celia From: diomedea Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:50 PM To:...
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Eric
ermah39
May 20, 2013 4:07 pm
I was at Queenamidda this morning to see Brian. One of the Redpolls that he recently ringed was at his feeders. It was a male and so was one of the two birds...
