Perky Bird - but what? (1 Viewer)

[Mspencer]

Anyone know what this is? Havent seen one before, it was a noisy little chap. Took a good deal of patience to finally get to see him?

 

[London Birder]

no pic M

 

[colonelboris]

Some sort of warbler? Juvenile Dartford?

 

[James Thomas]

Some sort of warbler? Juvenile Dartford?

Cetti's?

http://orientalbirdimages.org/images/data/cettia_cetti_kyrgyztan_2003_js.jpg

 

[pduxon]

my first thought was cetti's

 

[colonelboris]

D'oh!

 

[Mspencer]

my first thought was cetti's

and ur thhhpecond?

 

[David FG]

You say he was noisy: what noise did it make? The answer would be useful in confirming what I think is a Cetti's too.

 

[Mspencer]

You say he was noisy: what noise did it make? The answer would be useful in confirming what I think is a Cetti's too.

Hard to describe. Very loud and bold in bursts

 

[colonelboris]

Hard to describe. Very loud and bold in bursts

That'll be a Cetti's then. Almost explosive song, often accompanied by a dive into reeds.

 

[pduxon]

and ur thhhpecond?

you want me to have two?

 

[pduxon]

D'oh!

been there got the t-shirt

 

[colonelboris]

I'm doing well for getting the families now, just not the species...

 

[Keith Reeder]

"A good deal of patience to finally get to see him" sounds very Cetti-ish too!

Just for clarity, this was in the UK, I take it?

 

[Mspencer]

"A good deal of patience to finally get to see him" sounds very Cetti-ish too!

Just for clarity, this was in the UK, I take it?

Y, Radipole nr Weymouth

 

[colonelboris]

Certainly a few of them there!

 

[MSA]

I remember my first there, in 1978 - they were rare then, I even made notes!

 

[Mynydd Merlin]

Tend to agree, Cetti's is most likely from your description of behaviour and loud song bursts. The tail looks right (discounts Nightingale). Not a clear enough view but looks like a reasonable white eye stripe to support this as well. I think the clincher is that 'cocked' tail with the generally soft white underparts.
We need a real expert here! Only got poorish views of a few Cetti's myself over the years so cannot be 100% - would know the song though (if the experts I've been with have not misguided me before!)

 

[Mike Johnston]

Uniform warm-brown upperparts, greyish underparts, long thin super, dark lore, grey mottled cheeks, cocked tail, explosive song, difficult to see. Yep, Cetti's I'd say, although a bit worn.

 

[I_Love_Birds]

Looks like a Brown Thrasher?