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12-06-2006, 10:55 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: exmouth devon uk
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Taken near the hide at Bowling Green Marsh at Topsham I have no clue to its identity can anyone ID it for me please 
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12-06-2006, 10:57 PM
|  | Frozen | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.E. Lincolnshire
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Probably willow warbler......or chiffchaff
edit: acording to book, the lighter legs and lower bill suggest willow warbler. |
12-06-2006, 10:58 PM
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Poss chiffchaff. ww |
12-06-2006, 10:58 PM
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Willow wabler I think - not 100% tho..
edit: I agree with Alan
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12-06-2006, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Probably willow warbler......or chiffchaff
edit: acording to book, the lighter legs and lower bill suggest willow warbler. | I looked in my book and thought it might be but as I am new to birding etc I wasnt sure yippee a first for me  |
12-06-2006, 11:03 PM
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I find it very difficult to tell Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers apart but this does look like one or the other.
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12-06-2006, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by matt_xyz I find it very difficult to tell Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers apart but this does look like one or the other.
Matt | He he I heard the bird first and it didnt sound like the description in my book of the chiffchaff.Cannot realyy describe what it sounded like but I am leaning towards the warbler thanks everyone |
13-06-2006, 04:58 PM
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Hi All - first time on WAB.
Looks like a Chiffchaff. Best way to tell (other than by their song), is by the colour of the legs. If they are black then it is a Chiffchaff. www.wildlifeindigital.co.uk |
13-06-2006, 06:22 PM
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Looks more CC than WW to me
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13-06-2006, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Oy Looks more CC than WW to me | Oh dear well whichever one it is it is still a first for me I thought the legs looked pale as Alan pointed out.Shall I change its name  |
13-06-2006, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ianj Hi All - first time on WAB.
Looks like a Chiffchaff. Best way to tell (other than by their song), is by the colour of the legs. If they are black then it is a Chiffchaff. www.wildlifeindigital.co.uk | Hello Ian, and welcome to the site
Erm....it doesn't have black legs!
cherrybee, the song of the willow warbles is a series of notes descending in tone. A chiffchaff says its name!.......chiffchaff.....chaffchiff...and similar.
That was good fun....Roger Whittikar eat your heart out |
13-06-2006, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Hello Ian, and welcome to the site
Erm....it doesn't have black legs!
cherrybee, the song of the willow warbles is a series of notes descending in tone. A chiffchaff says its name!.......chiffchaff.....chaffchiff...and similar.
That was good fun....Roger Whittikar eat your heart out | no it wasnt chiff chaff or similar I have heard that before and as you said it hasn't got black legs.I think I will leave it as it is
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