Fedje, a small island on the west coast of Norway, 15 October 2003: Lanceolated Warbler! The seventh Norwegian record, and the first for Hordaland county. Full story about the record and more on identification here (in Norwegian).
The first Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata) for Hordaland county, October 2003.
A field-shot of the Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata at Fedje. The bird preferred to run in the grass, rather than use its wings when flushed. Note the thin contrasty border on the tertials. A good feature to use when separating difficult individuals from Grasshopper Warblers Locustella naevia.
Identification tips
This specific individual did not show very pronounced streaking on the chest, being rather similar to a Grasshopper Warbler. Note the sharp contrast between the narrow pale borders and the black centred tertials. This field mark is good for identification compared to Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia which has more diffuse borders.
The picture below show the habitat where it stayed. And after having been found in the field it was caught and ringed.
This specific individual did not show very pronounced streaking on the chest, being rather similar to a Grasshopper Warbler. Note the sharp contrast between the narrow pale borders and the black centred tertials. This field mark is good for identification compared to Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia which has more diffuse borders.
The picture below show the habitat where it stayed. And after having been found in the field it was caught and ringed.
The habitat where we found the Lanceolated Warbler. Sheeps grassland on the outer coast of western Norway, with wet marsh-like mikro habitats blended in.
Happy ringers!
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