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Old 22-09-09, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by clydebirder View Post
Hi Ruth

from the detail I can see, dark legs, light brown head, chest with only a hint of yellow wash, and apparently blunt tipped wings (altho this feature very blurred) I would go for juv Chiffchaff

Wood Warbler would be yellower brown, slightly plumper bodied and have a deeper notch in it's tail

cheers, John
Thanks very much John,it was the white underneath that made me think WW......I can see from my books now that the WW has a very short tail compared to CC.
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