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(Message started by: Tony on Oct 10^th, 2006, 1:30pm)

Title: Unknown Reed Warbler
Post by Tony on Oct 10^th, 2006, 1:30pm

I took this photo last Saturday 7/10/06 at Mai Po.
I thought it was a Oriental Reed Warbler at first when I took it, but after reviewing from these photos, it was not similar to Oriental Reed Warbler I have seen before.
The leg of this warbler was black and the bill was shorter than Oriental Reed Warbler.

Can anyone help to identify it?

http://web.hku.hk/~raccoon/IMG_0088_ed.jpg
http://web.hku.hk/~raccoon/IMG_0089_ed.jpg

This is the one I have seen before.
http://web.hku.hk/~raccoon/oriental reed warbler.jpg

Title: Re: Unknown Reed Warbler
Post by johnallcock on Oct 11^th, 2006, 2:39pm

Your initial ID was correct - this is an oriental reed warbler. It is moulting out of juvenile plumage, so looks a bit scruffy compared to the other bird you have photographed.

Note the large size, long(ish), strong bill and obvious supercilium.