they have also been recorded from the Azores 20, Iceland 19, Ireland 18, and single records for the Netherlands and Norway. Since then there have been 26 records of the species until 2020. The Myrtle Warbler has also been recorded from the UK where it was first found in Devon on January 5th 1955. There have been several other American vagrants found on our shores that include Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus, Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis, White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis, Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major, and Indigo Bunting Passer cyanea. This is the first record of the species in Gibraltar, but not the only American vagrant. The females, fall males and young are streaked gray brown and are sometimes mistaken for Pine Siskins like the Pine Siskin, these small warblers are about 5. The Myrtle Warbler is likely to have been one of these and found its way to Europe, where it proceeded to migrate south and ended up in Gibraltar. Some lost birds may land on ships bound to Europe and are classified as ship-assisted vagrants. Some migratory birds get caught up in storms, and Atlantic depressions, and get wind-blown to Europe. The Myrtle Warbler migrates from September to early November from its breeding grounds along the eastern sector of Canada and the USA down to its wintering grounds in eastern parts of the southern USA, and the Caribbean. The American warblers breed in North America, and winter in southern USA, Central America the West Indies, where it inhabits, forest, woodlands and edges. goldmani, in eastern Chiapas and western Guatemala. The Myrtle Warbler, S. coronata (the one found in Gibraltar), with a range along eastern and northern America, the Audubon's Warbler S. aududoni , found along western America, and Goldman's Warbler S. Yellow-rumped Warbler is a North American species that the International IOC World Bird List v. On subsequent visits the warbler acquired the pink nasal and chin feathers from the Aloe pollen seen on the heading photo, thereby confirming that the bird was a new arrival to the site, as previous photos show clean feathering. Several photos were taken by Clive Finlayson, in the poor light and cloudy and windy conditions, that made holding the camera steady very difficult. It was calling, that made locating the bird much easier when it disappeared from sight. In near gale force winds, the three observers found the bird, after a frustrating five minutes, opposite the Mosque, on a large Aloe arborescens stand, which had a few flowering spikes left, after the flowering period in December. The following day Charles Perez, Clive Finlayson and Keith Bensusan went to locate the bird, that from the photos that were posted, was foraging along an Aloe stand at Europa Point. This one really seemed interested in the giant spotting scope pointed in its direction.Written by Charlie Perez on 03 March 2021.Ī Myrtle Warbler, Setophaga coronata, also known as a Yellow-rumped Warbler, was reported by Luis Lopez from the Europa Point area, with a video and a photograph posted by Manuel Morales Holgado, on the WhatsApp group 'Aves Estrecho Gibraltar' on February 27 th. Though much more muted than their crisp breeding finery, I find the subtle shading of autumn Myrtle Warblers somehow satisfying. The best thing about Yellow-rumps is that they have essentially no fear of humans. And, really, early morning light and wood-warblers combined with the reds and yellows of fall make for an enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing digiscoping opportunity.Įver wonder why they are called Butterbutts? At first I looked through the hordes trying to find something better but I eventually gave in and decided to just appreciate what I was seeing. I spent a good portion of my Sunday morning along the coast in Queens at Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden and I don’t think I was ever out of earshot of the familiar chip note of the Butterbutt. Whatever you call them, they are near ubiquitous along the coast in the northeastern United States this time of year as they feed up on a variety of berries including bayberries, from whose genus, Myrica, the Myrtle Warbler gets its name. Personally, I prefer to call them Butterbutts. Before it was lumped with the western subspecies, the eastern version of the Yellow-rumped Warbler was (and may someday again be) called the Myrtle Warbler.
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