KAMCHATKA LEAF-WARBLER

Photographed on Ashmore Reef, Western Australia, November 2019

1304                    KAMCHATKA LEAF-WARBLER                      Phylloscopus examinandus

AUSTRALIAN                 787

Vagrant; Four records, all from Ashmore Reef, Nov. Breeds Kamchatka, Sakhalin Peninsula, Russia; n Japan, winters in se Asia; non-breeding grounds not clearly defined.

NOTE:  At least 7 Arctic-type warblers were seen on Ashmore Reef, November 2019. Two birds were identified by call as Kamchatka Leaf-warblers, which is consistent with previous records. Arctic Warbler complex is made up of Arctic Warbler, Kamchatka Leaf-warbler and Japanese Leaf-warbler (not recorded in Australia). Arctic and Kamchatka only identifiable by call.