Chris, Mark ,et al, There were comments on the news article about the photo, and I can't be sure it is a phot of the actual sighted bird. I perused the web and come up with another pic on a different site:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED27%20Sep%202010%2017%3A21%3A09%3A243 The background with lichen-covered branches to me makes it likely this photos are of the same bird - so perhaps it is the one all the noise is about. I agree that is is likely not a YB. Still, any Emp. would be pretty unusual, no? On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Christopher Wood <[email protected]>wrote: > I believe that this is an Alder Flycatcher. I suppose there is a very slim > chance it could be an eastern Willow Flycatcher, but the eyering, crown > color, contrasty throat, primary projection, bright green back all indicate > Alder (as well as migration timing and distance). > > eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader > Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York > http://ebird.org > http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu > > > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Asher Hockett <[email protected]>wrote: > >> (Really) Out of basin: Passed onto me this morning: >> >> http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/09/27/hundreds-of-birdwatchers-flock-to-the-norfolk-coast-to-see-rare-yellow-bellied-flycatcher-115875-22590261/ >> -- >> asher >> >> > -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
