Correct me if I'm wrong, but the white edging to feathers on the back
(tertials) would indicate Little Grassbird and not Tawny Grassbird,
wouldn't it?
Jeremy
On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
> Looking at the last picture alone I would say Little Grassbird. In one of
> your earlier pictures there is also some streaking on the lower flanks. You
> are saying call but what you are describing seems to be rather the song and
> not a call? Can you describe that a bit more detailed?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
> ----------------
> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mark and Amanda Young <>
> To: 'Birding Aus' <>
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Brown SongLark now a Grassbird
>
> G'day everyone,
>
> Thanks to all those people who've replied about this bird. Most people have
> said it's a Tawny Grassbird, but a few think it might be a Little
> Grassbird.
>
> There are a still points about this bird that have me confused. The white
> fringing on the tertials(?), the slight dark streaking to the crown, (as
> evident in the second image) and the dark line running through the eye seem
> to suggest Little Grassbird.
> But the lack of streaking on the breast leads it towards a Tawny Grassbird.
> Is it possible this might be a young bird, or a hybrid of the 2?
>
> When I saw this bird it was at the bottom of a small gully feeding in
> between some grasses. Not the sort of habitat I've seen Little Grassbirds
> in
> when I've seen them (which is no more than 10 times all up).
> What attracted me to it was it's call. I was looking in that area for
> Pipit's which are usually around there, when I heard the bird. I remember
> it
> having an attractive call with multiple notes. Sorry about the vagueness on
> that point, but I don't remember anymore about it's call.
>
> Here's a link to another image showing the crown and back. I don't have a
> better photo of the breast that I could post.
> Link: http://bit.ly/ZtuImt
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark and Amanda Young
> Sent: Friday, 14 December 2012 7:13 PM
> To: 'Birding Aus'
> Subject: RE: Brown Songlark
>
> G'aday everyone,
>
> I saw this small bird this morning at Long Reef Golf Course this morning. I
> wasn't too sure what it was when I saw it in the field. I thought it might
> have been some unusual grassbird, but that didn't seem quite right. The
> underside and head reminded a bit of a Reed-warbler, but those upper
> feathers didn't seem right either for it to be a Reed-warbler.
>
> Now that I've gotten home and had a chance to look it up in Morcombe's, it
> looks very similar to a female Brown Songlark. But I've only ever seen a
> male Brown Songlark, and that was a few years ago, so I'm would love to get
> the opinion of others as to what they think this bird might be.
>
> Link: http://bit.ly/TRM4D1
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
>
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