
Blyth’s Reed Warbler
1 October 2025
Location:
Burravoe
Region:
Yell
Count:
1
Age/sex:
Not known
Comment:
A small brown warbler was noted in the small copse at Burravoe on the road to Upper Neapaback. Eventually good views and record photos were obtained, showing the steep forehead of an accro. The upper parts were uniformly brown with the flight feathers marginally warmer than the mantle. The underparts were pale grey/ buff, slightly darker on the flanks.the throat and extended under tail coverts paler and creamier, as was a feintish supercilium in front of the eye and a feintish eye ring. The bill was fine and largely pale concolorous with the legs. Perhaps the most striking structural feature was the very short primary projection. The bird called on several occasions and was recorded.