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Warblers, Crests and Flycatchers - The Yellow-browed Warbler

First seen on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Holy Island

The Yellow-browed Warbler lives up to its name, as it has a prominent yellow brow (although quite a few other warblers are similar). They also have a broad stripe on their wings. They are visitors from Asia and will arrive in the autumn on an easterly wind. You could find them in any tree on Holy Island, but this one was in a tree by the Lough hide. They are tiny birds and feed by rapidly hopping around behind each leaf on a branch, sometimes hovering.