Thursday, 19 May 2022

20220519 Great Reed Warbler x2 Snettisham Coastal Park & Ken Hill

 


20220519 Great Reed Warbler
GRWarb South. Dark lores breaks eye-ring. Bill and gape dull and lacking contrast.


20220519 Great Reed Warbler
1st, GRWarb South, Ikm N of Beach Rd, S of kissing gate.
Note dull lower mandible.

20220519 Great Reed Warbler
1st bird, GRWarb South.


20220519 Great Reed Warbler
2nd bird 2km N of road and just N of kissing gate.
GRWarb North.

20220519 Great Reed Warbler
1st bird, GRWarb South, Lores and eye striped break eye-ring both sides of eye.

19920603 Great Reed Warbler
First encounter with Great Reed in Flevoland.
Several males singing against each other at max volume.
A loud cacophoney.

20220519 Great Reed Warbler
2nd bird, GRWarb North. Eye ring complete in front of eye.
More clean orange flesh tone to lower mandible and cutting edges, also brighter gape fold.

20220519 Ticker's Reed Warbler
wondering 'what on earth is going on?!'
Bland facial expression compared to Greats bullish features.


20220601 Reed Warbler
A bold singer attempting to match GRWarb.

20220601 Great Reed Warbler
GRWarb North.


20220601 Great Reed Warbler
In full song throughout early morning.
Showing extensive vent and undertail coverts.
GRWarb North.

20220601 Marsh Harrier
Leucistic female, mainly in remiges.
Holme next the Sea

20220519 Temminck's Stint
Northpoint Pools Wells.

20220519 Great Reed Warbler
Drawing derived from many shots of the 2 birds faces.
Top and 1st bird lacked the eye-ring in front of the eye on both sides.


20220519 Great Reed Warbler
Puffed up in full gutteral song.


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