BWA

9/2/08
九龍水塘健身徑
Kowloon Reservoir Catchment

在斜坡上活動，不大會飛 Moved along the slope, seldom flew.




在微弱的陽光下小睡了約十分鐘 Dozed off under the weak sun for about 10 minutes.


之後似乎給一隊路過的行山人吵醒 Appeared to be waken by a group of noisy hikers.

kmike

Hi Alan

An interesting bird.  

Yu can be sure its not a Radde's Warbler because the feet are ivory-white, possibly with a shade of pink. They are also very slender - and the thick legs of Radde's is a god feature for separating them from Dusky & Yellow-streaked.

When I looked at the first pic I thought Pale-footed Bush Warbler
When I looked at the second pic, with the much greener tones I thought Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler.

Eventually I decided on the latter because of the wing bar which is a bit patchy, but definitely present. Both Pale-legged and Sakhalin Leaf Warblers have a brown morph which is much more likely to look greenish than any plumage of Pale-footed Bush Warbler.

Cheers
Mike K

BWA

Thanks Mike for the ID.

Alan