From: Sidney Shema Kamanzi <sidneyshema@gmail.com>
Date: 2017-04-01 20:23
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Warbler [1 Attachment]
In terms of likelihood between Willow and Wood, I'd go for Willow due to the behavior and distribution. Wood Warbler is almost always high up in trees, but then again I've never seen a Willow Warbler running around on the ground like a pipit so this might not be a Willow after all. The distribution favors Willow but the thing with migrants is that they can turn up in almost any location that is within their passage route when migrating, so it's never guaranteed that a bird will not occur in an area. Either way I'd go for Willow Warbler but I'm not 100% sure. Would be nice to hear another opinion on this.

Sidney

On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Jez Simms <jez.simms@atsgroup.net> wrote:

Not great I know. I thought of a hippolais at first , it was running around on the ground like a pipit and looked very ‘long’ . Looked at acredula in the guide and it does have that look so you are probably correct, had not seen it before. Thanks for taking a look. Cheers Jez

 

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From: Sidney Shema Kamanzi [mailto:sidneyshema@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:57 PM
To: Jez Simms <jez.simms@atsgroup.net>
Cc: Kenyabirds <kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Warbler [1 Attachment]

 

Hi Jez,



Looks to me like a Willow Warbler, acredula race. Yellowish/greenish above, whitish below, yellowish superciliary stripes. Wood Warbler is very similar but I think Willow is more likely in Turkana.

Regards,
Sidney

 

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 7:05 PM, 'Jez Simms' jez.simms@atsgroup.net [kenyabirdsnet] <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Any thoughts on this, seen in Turkana today. Brownish legs. Cheers Jez

 

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