adult

adult European distribution adult in reedstems

Identification

The Cetti's Warbler can be tantalisingly difficult to see as it belts out explosive bursts of song from the nearest bush. If you do get to see a Cetti's Warbler you'll notice dark reddish-brown upperparts and pale whitish underparts, highlighted only by a short pale stripe arching over a conspicuous black eye. Its tail is both broader and longer than most other warblers. Its colour, song, habitat and skulking habits show many similarities to the Nightingale but the eyestripe makes an obvious difference.

Habitat

Breeds and winters in scrubby margins of reedbeds and overgrown ditches.

Behaviour

In summer, the males spend most of their time defining their territories and play little or no part in caring for the eggs or young. They often attract more than one female to their territory and each female may rear more than one brood, even on her own.

Migration

Western birds are mainly sedentary with some northerly dispersal during autumn.

This information is taken from the BirdFile on the appropriate BirdGuides DVD-ROM. As well as video and sounds, our CD- and DVD-ROMs contain additional text on Voice, Sexing, Ageing, Food, Nests and Eggs and more.

For the purposes of our bird news services, Cetti's Warbler is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Sidari, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece 23/08/2010	Pennington Marshes, Hants 25/08/2010	S'albufera, Mallorca, Spain 22/05/2010	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 03/07/2010	Wheldrake Ings, N Yorks 01/07/2010
Wicken Fen, Cambs 21/06/2010	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 12/06/2010	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 13/06/2010	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 13/06/2010	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 06/06/2010

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

Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Britain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey

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