HPR 1,160 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Spot on ftm good finds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPR 1,160 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Reed bunting 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Reed bunting Are you sure........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Reed warbler methinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPR 1,160 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 No mate not sure I know this might sound mad but the male was definatly a reed bunting from the pics the female was different giz a min to look it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPR 1,160 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Yeah that's her mate I thought when I looked it up the eggs to the bunting was different wired the bunting always sits right near the nest while the warbler sits on it . Any clues to why this is . I don't know anything about this kind of thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 IMO the nest and the eggs are wrong for reed bunting.... Now, I'm not a gambling man, but if I had to , I would say Sedge Warbler..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPR 1,160 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah they are wrong from looking at the eggs on Google . while the reed or sedge warbler is on the nest the male reed bunting sits on a reed just above the nest he's always there that's why I had a little look . I've been watching skylarks too but I can't see them . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I have found that that the male reed bunting can be often up to twenty yards from the nest, so don't use him as your yardstick of identification. it's a great find though...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Good find and great photo. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yeah they are wrong from looking at the eggs on Google . while the reed or sedge warbler is on the nest the male reed bunting sits on a reed just above the nest he's always there that's why I had a little look . I've been watching skylarks too but I can't see them . what does the bird look like sitting on the nest ?.....any white eye stripe ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPR 1,160 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 From looking on google its definatly a reed warbler . I'll bear that in mind tonight jd when I'm out on a walk see what else I can find. Cheers for advice and help . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 376 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I think it is likely a sedge warbler, with an outside chance of being a garden warbler (they normally build higher up though) - I cannot be sure from the photo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftm 3,357 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 once common songthrush 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 From looking on google its definatly a reed warbler . I'll bear that in mind tonight jd when I'm out on a walk see what else I can find. Cheers for advice and help . The nest isnt right for a reed warbler IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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