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(Message started by: eling lee on Sep 30^th, 2006, 4:16pm)

Title: unsure arctic warbler ??
Post by eling lee on Sep 30^th, 2006, 4:16pm

24/9/06
Tung Chung

http://www.pbase.com/elinglee/image/67742385/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/elinglee/image/67742200/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/elinglee/image/67742269/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/elinglee/image/67742331/original.jpg

Title: Re: unsure warbler ??
Post by HF_Cheung on Sep 30^th, 2006, 4:26pm

My vote goes to Arctic Warbler. Reasons are:

1. No white edge to tertials
2. Long primary projection
3. No crown stripe
4. Little contrast between crown and back
5. 1 thin wing bar

Others such as creamy supercilium, strong bill, and leg colour also support Arctic Warbler.

HF Cheung

Title: Re: unsure warbler ??
Post by miket on Sep 30^th, 2006, 7:32pm

Plus super not quite meeting bill in front of eye and dark patch towards end of lower mandible.

This certainly is an Arctic Warbler.

There seem to me (perhaps wrong) to have been rather few this year, though maybe a few more in the last few days?

Great shots.

Mike Turnbull

Title: Re: unsure arctic warbler ??
Post by eling lee on Sep 30^th, 2006, 11:05pm

thank you Mike and Fai Gor.