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Cheers,
Arka S
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Arka Sarkar <sarkar.arka@gmail.com> wrote:
> We have been seeing these warblers in East Kolkata for the past month
> or so, and have identified them as Black-browed Reed Warblers.
> Although that is the closest match, in all my photographs the extent
> of the black brow seems to be less than that of BBRW. Also, in most
> pictures the lower mandible appears half pale - much like Paddyfield
> Warbler. However, the leg color is dark, thus ruling out Paddyfield.
> We have records of BBRW from Joka, Kolkata from a couple of years back
> and these birds used to be ace skulkers - spending almost all their
> time inside dense reedbeds or below hyacinth leaves. The ones that we
> are seeing nowadays are much more bold, often forgaing 3-4 feet above
> the ground on fairly exposed bushes bordering reedbeds.
> While there has been no suggestions about any alternative
> identification, these details seemed important enough to be pointed
> out, Opinions/ comments/ suggestions from experts would be most
> valuable.
> The attached image was taken on 20th March.
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> Cheers,
> Arka S
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