Had my 1st ever visit to Brandon Marsh Nature reserve today to celebrate my last day off for Easter.
Took lots of Pictures, but I'm really bad at these little reedy jobs.. can anybody ID it for me..?
And if its any help.. heres a picture of its *rse as it flew away..
Any cleverer people than me out there..?
I've not had chance to hear its call yet, I need to use my lap top with speakers for that, my tower system (which I'm currently on) has none, here is the 3rd more rubbish picture of the same bird.
A pal saw my pic of face-book and says Chiffchaff.
I personally have no idea.
Hi Juno,
Looking at those wings I'd have to commit myself to Chiffchaff.
On the other hand......
Unknown said:Hi Juno, You wouldn't be getting off that fence now would you Micky lol. Looking at those wings I'd have to commit myself to Chiffchaff. On the other hand......
Never let it be said that I'm one to bow to popular opinion.
Seymour might be able to guess what film my avatar's from. (No, No, No! I can't keep saying it; PICTURE. I can't be doing with all these trendy, contemporary terms, I'm far too old and curmudgeonly).
seymouraves said:The eyering looks bold enough for chiff, though I admit the supercilium looks long but not as bright as I'd expect from Willow.
Hi, never easy trying to seperate the species from a photo!
Again call and song is the easiest way in the field to seperate them, in the hand; ringers look at the primaries as well as a number of other criteria. The 6th primary feather is emarginated on a Chiffchaff, were as the 6th primary on a Willow Warbler is not.
The bird in the photo appears to have the characteristics of a Chiffchaff!
Brown olive upperparts; breast with yellow and rufous tinge; dark legs; eye-ring broken, lower eye lid white; lores rather dark; bill is also fine and dark.
Also the supercilium as mentioned by Seymouraves is long: again this is a characteristic of a 2nd year Chiffchaff.
I would be relatively confident to say it was a 2nd year Chiffchaff.
Hope this helps!
Regards Buzzard
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Unknown said: Hi Soosin, Isn't that the trill of Wood Warbler?
Hi Soosin,
Isn't that the trill of Wood Warbler?
Yup- the coin spin works for me as Wood warbler:)
S
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Hi,
the 3rd photo gives us a good angle on the primary projection - adds to the chiffchaff look:)
Unknown said: Never let it be said that I'm one to bow to popular opinion. Seymour might be able to guess what film my avatar's from. (No, No, No! I can't keep saying it; PICTURE. I can't be doing with all these trendy, contemporary terms, I'm far too old and curmudgeonly).
You've lost me with the film Micky lol i'm more of a footy gal. And there was me thinking the half headless man was you lol
No, it definitely ain't me! It's (a behatted) Orson Wells' entrance as Harry Lime in the classic film noir "The Third Man", directed by Carol Reed (1949). If you've never seen it kid, get hold of it on DVD; absolutely fantastic.
What am I on about? Ain't this mean't to be about birds?