The 3 ‘Grasshopper’ Warblers were present in the Mukawa area. Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler (which are extremely shy) seemed less numerous than last year, Middendorff’s Warbler was commoner and there were also a few of this species…
It popped out of the grass for a minute…
We took a week-long road trip and on the first night we slept near Mukawa.
In the morning there were lots of birds singing in the grasslands including all 3 ‘grasshopper’ warblers. I was very happy to get some photos of Lanceolated Warbler: not a bird I often see or photograph.
It was a dark misty morning though.
