Western Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna opaca (Cabanis, 1850) (0, 1)

Photo © J-L Irvine - Skibberhoull, Whalsay, Shetland, 21st October 2023

STATUS

Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa. Monotypic.

OVERVIEW

The first for Britain and the third for the Western Palearctic.

Uniform coloration of wings, pale lores, sides of bill straight and lack of tail-dipping are points to look for in identication.

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BBRC RECORD

1). 2023 Shetland Skibberhoull, Whalsay, trapped, 20th to 21st October, DNA analysis, photo.

(British Birds 116: plate 418; J-L. Irvine, Scottish Birds 44: 185-187, plates 145-149; https://bou.org.uk/british-list/changes-to-the-british-list-13-aug-2024/).