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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Photo Gallery 相片分享 I >>  Oriental Reed Warbler 東方大葦鶯
        
(Message started by: Yuichi on Nov 2^nd, 2002, 10:53pm)

Title: Oriental Reed Warbler 東方大葦鶯
Post by Yuichi on Nov 2^nd, 2002, 10:53pm

340 Oriental Reed Warbler 東方大葦鶯
Kam Tin 錦田
Today I took a photo of Oriental Reed Warbler at Kam Tin.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/yuichi/Yuichireedwarbler01.jpg

Title: Re: Oriental Reed Warbler
Post by gjcarey on Nov 4^th, 2002, 1:20pm

I think you'll find that the bird you photographed is a Japanese Bush Warbler Cettia diphone. It is too small and the tail too wide for ORW. The upperparts are too warm and the supercilium shape and definition are not right. It also appears too small.

Title: Re: Oriental Reed Warbler
Post by Yuichi on Nov 4^th, 2002, 10:44pm

I do not think so. In case of Japanese Bush Warbler, the colour of legs should be a little pink however this is dark brown.

Title: Re: Oriental Reed Warbler
Post by gjcarey on Nov 6^th, 2002, 9:17am

Yes, you are right about the leg colour.

Still, this bird seems odd for ORW, probably because it's so foreshortened. After much discussion in my office, we agreed, however, that it was an ORW, though photographed under difficult circumstances.