Saturday, 28 September 2024

20240928 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, Bempton Cliffs

 

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
Gave one loud call first thing in morning, strong metallic 'chi-ink', or 'pink'
Somewhat explosive in quality.

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Species record on Thailand trip 2000.
Note white claws enhancing pale feet and legs.

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Has the jizz and behaviour akin to a Radde's Warbler....

20241002 Arctic Warbler
Spurn NNR Discovery Centre Scrub.
In shade for comparison with Pale-leg...
Greener and not so bulky, compact large headed phyllosc shape.



20241002 Arctic Warbler
In bright direct sunlight, no comparison....
yellowish green.

20240929 Yellow-browed Warbler
Frequently showed in skylight out of cover.
Pale-legged loosley associated with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers above it on a feeding circuit.


20240929 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Slowly moved through dense bramble tangle, giving only brief views as here.

20240930 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
However deep in cover the pink legs and feet showed through.
Also the greater covert bar showed.
Pink-legged Leaf Warbler would be more memorable...

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler

20241002  Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Lesser covert bar on left wing. 

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Small head to bulky body jizz.

20241002 Song Thrush
On territory.
As one vol said ' its about time Bempton had a good bird'....


20241002 Tree Sparrow
Colony about feeders.

20241002 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler


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