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Identification

As you might expect, they have white throats but can be told from the slightly larger Whitethroat in all plumages by their plain brown not orangey-brown wings. They have darker heads than Whitethroats, creating a neater contrast with the white throat. In autumn, many birds show a prominent dark mask through the eye, highlighted by a pale supercilium.

Habitat

Breeds in mature hedgerows and bushy thickets.

Migration

All birds are migratory, wintering mainly in north-east Africa, particularly the Sudan and Ethiopia. Hence, even British birds migrate via the eastern Mediterranean.

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  20:44 28/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Kent Lydden NR 20:00 
  19:38 28/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Lincs Marston SW 08:00 
  19:16 28/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Lancs Carleton  
  19:15 28/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Northumbs Amble 11:40 
  18:54 28/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Durham Whitburn Coastal Park 18:45 
  10:40 26/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Cork Heir Island   
  10:06 26/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Lancs Leighton Moss RSPB   
  19:50 25/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Northumbs Tynemouth   
  12:32 25/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat Northumbs Arcot Ponds 11:55 
  08:24 25/04/10 Lesser Whitethroat London Wormwood Scrubs   

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