Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

adult

adult juvenile European distribution male singing from reedstems

Identification

They aren't difficult to identify by sight: the broad white eyestripe is much bolder than in any other British warbler and the streaked upperparts are also characteristic. They are a duller brown than the Moustached Warbler and don't have such a contrasting head pattern. They also lack the pale central stripe and pale mantle lines of an Aquatic Warbler.

Habitat

Breeds in rank vegetation, usually near water.

Behaviour

Sometimes performs brief song flights, leaping up from the normal song post then flapping erratically back down again.

Migration

All birds are migratory wintering in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Sedge Warbler is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Old Hall Marshes, Essex 04/09/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 04/09/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 03/09/2010	Worlaby Carrs, Lincs 31/07/2010	Reculver, Kent 14/08/2010
Cley, Norfolk 08/08/2010	Amble Marshes, Cornwall 08/08/2010	Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland 07/08/2010	Stoke Newington Resrs, London 04/08/2010	Dewsbury, W Yorks 03/08/2010

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Sedge Warbler breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Britain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine

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