IDs please - Dead Sea Jordan

[Jacqueline Burrell]

These were seen a couple of days ago on the northern shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan.

Thanks

Jacqueline

[Nathan Kipling]

I think the first two are olivaceous warblers, the middle one looks like a prinia and the last two are rock martins, graceful warbler and scrub warbler are the prinia possibilities in the Western Palearctic.

:smile:

[Josh Jones]

The first two are not Olivaceous Warblers, they are Blackstarts.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Blackstart-2006.01.04_m217.jpg/800px-Blackstart-2006.01.04_m217.jpg

[Colin Key]

I initially went for Olivaceous Warbler for the first two, but reckon that Josh is correct. Would agree with Rock Martins for the last two. Is not Fan-tailed Warbler a possibility for number 3? ('orrible lighting).

Colin

[birdboybowley]

1 & 2 Blackstart
3 Graceful Warbler
4 & 5 Rock Martin

[forktail]

1 & 2 Blackstart
3 Graceful Warbler
4 & 5 Rock Martin

I reckon that's sorted. Graceful rather than Fan-tailed due to the highly graduated tail etc.

F.