Radde's Warbler
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Phylloscopus schwarzi
Rare vagrants from Asia with 15-20 per year in Britain, mainly on the east coast.
15 records for Ireland, mostly September-November.
Breeds in Siberia & Eastern Asia & winters in South East Asia.
Adults are unstreaked brown back and buff underparts.
There is a very long prominent whitish supercilium, and the pointed bill is thicker than that of the similar Dusky Warbler.
The legs are paler than those of the Dusky Warbler, and the feet look large, reflecting the more terrestrial lifestyle of this warbler.
The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but Juveniles are yellower below.
The call is a soft chick.