Tiny bird nest – SOLVED Sardinian warbler

[Kiersten]

I came across this tiny bird nest this morning, it’s only about a meter and half off the ground! Just wondering if anyone knows what species of bird it could be that made it?

It’s in Lanjaron in the Alpujarra about 700m in an olive tree.

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[HelenSeville]

Wow its tiny, I wonder if it is one of the little warblers, maybe Sardinian or a black cap? Its perfectly created. Lovely… 🙂

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[Dave]

I think black cap nests are much more untidy? This one is really neat…. I think my money is on a Sardinian warbler 🙂

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[cliveGrazalema]

As its in an olive tree I’m going for olivaceous warbler (Hippolais opaca – zarcero pálido)

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[Dave]

The olivaceous warblers are separated now into Eastern and Western. Hippolais opaca is now the Western olivaceous warbler.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_olivaceous_warbler

I think that maybe a possible for the nest in question…

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[StraitsBirder]

Hi guys

I believe this is a Sardinian warbler nest, location and timing are bang-on too.

At the moment the Sardinian Warblers are really busy (and noisy!) the males are super charged and you’ll no doubt see them in song flights.

Nest building is now and some even laying (most in March) with clutches of 3 – 5 eggs. They have 1 – 3 broods per season and the nest is usually 30 – 60cm off the ground although exceptionally 3m!

 

 

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[Kiersten]

Hi all, thanks very much for your input. So I think we can put this nest down as solved and agree on Sardinian warbler. 🙂

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