We headed to Norfolk today for the Icterine Warbler at Burnham Overy, What a treat we had the Icterine was so showy such a beautiful bird and to have views like we did was amazing at one point it landed right in front of us to gobsmacked to even take a photo lol We got some nice photos :)
I was really pleased to have the chance to see Icterine after are very special Melodious in Warwickshire which is very similar to Icterine it was nice to have the chance to see the differences the one thing that really stood out on the Icterine was the pale eye ring which wakes the eyes really stand out in comparison to the Melodious, Also the greyer legs on the Icterine, on the Melodious there a lot paler.
Also the Icterine has longer primary projection relative to the tertials and with the Melodious there is a significant step between the tertials & primaries.
There are other slight differences but the ones mentioned are the most noticeable which can be seen in the photos below by Dave Hutton.
Icterine Warbler by Dave Hutton
Melodious Warbler by Dave Hutton
It was lovely having the chance to see such a gorgeous bird that was so showy like this here are a few of my shots not as good as Dave's lol but just happy to of seen the Icterine.
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