Lanceolated Warbler
Stripesanger
Locustella lanceolata

This excellent Lanceolated Warbler was found at Fedje, the westernmost municipality in Norway, on 15 October 2003. It was the seventh Norwegian record, and the first in Hordaland county.

Note the sharp contrast between the narrow pale borders and the black centred tertials. A field mark for identification compared to Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia which has more diffuse borders. The lower picture show the habitat where it stayed. And after having been found in the field it was caught and ringed.

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