subbuteo

I think it's a Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia diphone).  I'm not sure if that is the current English name being used.  The colours look nice and bright- and it's out in the open which is unlikely for a Bradypterus species.  I can't rule out Brown-flanked Bush Warbler though.  These are birds you never seem to get a good look at- hopefully one of the ringers has seen them properly.

Dylan

[ Last edited by subbuteo at 19/12/2010 10:10 ]

subbuteo

Thanks for the name correction, Manchurian it is.  I've found the Brownish-flanked (Mountain?) Bush Warbler often includes a short clear note when it is calling from cover.  Its song starts off with a long clear note with a short explosive song at the end;  I heard several singing in the short bamboo above Ng Tung Chai last January.  

Dylan