I'll Second that It's got the buff colouring around it's legs and rump, and also a clean white chest. The Rufous Whistler female and juvenile have a variegated breast.
I am interested in the bird's behaviour as very unusual to see a RW out of the reeds - how close to the water was the tree it is in? how close were any reeds?
I am interested in the bird's behaviour as very unusual to see a RW out of the reeds - how close to the water was the tree it is in? how close were any reeds?
Au Contratre Peter, at the AIS ponds i see them more in the trees than the reeds.
I've seen them in eucalypts and acacias before, including far from water (i thought i'd found some rarity at first until i realised the identity of the birds).
i've also heard of people finding them in suburban gardens far from waterways whilst on their migration.
This tree is only a few meters from the reeds, however, I can recall that this bird was doing laps between the reeds and this tree, flying into the tree every minute or two, then flying back after about 20 seconds each time.
By the way, is the little grassbirds call unique? As in you won't mistake a call of another bird for the little grassbird?
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It could be a Rufous Whistler...could be something else, wrong time of night....
Location/habitat would be helpful
Beside a pond in Canberra. However, have only seen it once. I think at the time, I thought it was a reed-warbler, but it is a little bigger
Ryu
Canberra
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Actually I think Reed Warbler is correct.
Would anyone else be confident enough to second that please?
Ryu
Canberra
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I'll Second that
It's got the buff colouring around it's legs and rump, and also a clean white chest. The Rufous Whistler female and juvenile have a variegated breast.
Hope this helps!
Elsie
I have attached a Reed Warbler pic
I am interested in the bird's behaviour as very unusual to see a RW out of the reeds - how close to the water was the tree it is in? how close were any reeds?
Peter
Au Contratre Peter, at the AIS ponds i see them more in the trees than the reeds.
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so you must have the ACT sub-species tree warbler
the Morecombe app doesn't show them but I will check Simpson & Day tonight
Peter
I've seen them in eucalypts and acacias before, including far from water (i thought i'd found some rarity at first until i realised the identity of the birds).
i've also heard of people finding them in suburban gardens far from waterways whilst on their migration.
apparently I need to get out more as I have only seen them in reeds or flying from 1 reed-bed to the next
Peter
This tree is only a few meters from the reeds, however, I can recall that this bird was doing laps between the reeds and this tree, flying into the tree every minute or two, then flying back after about 20 seconds each time.
By the way, is the little grassbirds call unique? As in you won't mistake a call of another bird for the little grassbird?
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera