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 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler  Hippolais pallida

Tsiknias River mouth, Lesvos, Greece  39° 12' 14.7" N  26° 13' 35.5" E  25 May 2017

Singing from Tamarisk in low, sparse beach scrub.

Song composed of strophes of up to seven seconds sung continuously with brief two second pauses between each. Each strophe consisting of 'jerky' repetitive cycles (1.4 to 2.1 secs) of scratchy and squeaky elements slurred together, ending with slightly more musical elements increasing then decreasing in frequency. Resembling a fast Reed Warbler in its monotonous delivery.

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Kalloni Pool, Lesvos, Greece  39° 12' 24.9" N  26° 12' 12.7" E  14 May 2017

Singing from Tamarisk in low, sparse beach scrub.

Song composed of strophes of up to nine seconds sung continuously with three to four second pauses between each. Each strophe consisting of 'jerky' repetitive cycles (1.4 to 2.1 secs) of scratchy and squeaky elements slurred together, ending with slightly more musical elements increasing then decreasing in frequency. Resembling a fast Reed Warbler in its monotonous delivery. This individual overall sounds higher-pitched than [easternolivaceouswarbler114621ecut] at Tsiknia River mouth on 25-May.

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Metochi Lake, Lesvos, Greece  39° 13' 29.9" N  26° 11' 25.5" E  15 May 2017

Calling from lake edge of Phragmites, Typha, and Salix.

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