A mystery bird at Mannum
2 Comments »3rd December, 2011; Category: Birds
Mystery bird - is it a female Brown Songlark?
On my recent birding trip to Mannum (South Australia) I photographed this mystery bird.
I’m not at all certain what it is. The closest I can come to a reasonable ID is a female Brown Songlark. The colour is right, the markings feasible and size – about the size of a reedwarbler – is also about right. It was about 40 metres from the edge of the Murray River and didn’t give any calls.
Over to my readers for help.
Mystery bird - is it a female Brown Songlark?
Mystery bird - is it a female Brown Songlark?
Hi Trevor,
Except for that long tail, it looks like a common tree sparrow
I am from Borneo island
Thanks for your suggestion, Yeo. It was much bigger than a tree sparrow. Besides, Tree Sparrows are not found in this part of Australia. The nearest population is about 800km away to the east.