tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880771201134098940.post183590020379705296..comments2023-12-05T16:05:43.124-08:00Comments on Pirate birding: Iberian Chiffchaff?Ilya Macleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06509104038510476680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880771201134098940.post-13699952334276883282013-05-05T09:12:26.327-07:002013-05-05T09:12:26.327-07:00You're almost certainly right Rafael. Probably...You're almost certainly right Rafael. Probably just wishful thinking on my part. How goes it with you?Ilya Macleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509104038510476680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880771201134098940.post-3476124304554984052013-04-28T05:36:55.842-07:002013-04-28T05:36:55.842-07:00Hi Ilya,
your bird looks quite Chiffy to me (note ...Hi Ilya,<br />your bird looks quite Chiffy to me (note the eye-ring for example). Besides plumage, one thing that might be a killer is the Chiffchaff call that you mention. I've never heard an Iberian doing that, and would be something new to me... The call should not (!) be a Chiffchaff one.<br />Cheers,<br />RafaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880771201134098940.post-15454085468626245352013-04-21T17:25:23.716-07:002013-04-21T17:25:23.716-07:00Quite possibly a different bird, and probably no w...Quite possibly a different bird, and probably no way of being certain, but I think the drab appearance is a bit of a light and photo artifact. I've added one more photo (the bottom one), which though a bit blurred shows the colour a bit better and suggest more yellow tones.Ilya Macleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509104038510476680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880771201134098940.post-2347542230943360202013-04-21T16:15:15.520-07:002013-04-21T16:15:15.520-07:00Tricky with the light, but the bird yesterday seem...Tricky with the light, but the bird yesterday seemed to have much more yellow tones on the sides of the breast. The pics and sonograms are now at:<br />http://www.cbwps.org.uk/cbwpsword/ibchiff/Mark Granthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846208560470995839noreply@blogger.com