records have been published without description: two at Rize, in mid- 
August 1990 (Anon 1990) with another there on 8 August 1993 (Gantlett 
1994) and one at Birecik on 24 May 1992 (Anon 1992). A further report 
on one at Mersin on 25-26 April 1993 is supported by a description (Paul 
Collin in litt.). 
Acknowledgements 
I would like to thank Paul Collin for supplying his notes on the Mersin Booted 
Warbler. 
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