I dislike intensely getting an identification wrong but we did at Lo Monte on 18th May.
We were fortunate to get onto two small birds, very close by, in the reeds outside the hide. They were moving about amongst the foliage preening, changing position and perching again. We watched them for about twenty minutes before they flew to a different patch of reeds. We thought they were Blackcaps - Curruca Capirotada but they were not, we have been advised.
The most commonest resident warbler is the Sardinian - Curruca Cabecinegra and we should have thought of this species first. But we didn’t. They are another common bird that is always good to see but not a bird that will make it is easy for one to locate and photograph. We had the pleasure of watching them and with the Nikon P900 they were photographed.
Bryan of birdingcostablanca gave us the correct identification and on his own site you will see some genuine photographs of his own sightings and all the information will be right.
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