Garden Warbler - Sylvia borin

Description

A very plain warbler with no distinguishing features. It spends a lot of its time in the cover of trees and bushes and can be more difficult to see than its relative, the Blackcap. Its song is similar to that of a Blackcap, but has longer mellow phrases.

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Habitat

Not a garden bird as its name might suggest but prefers deciduous and mixed woodland and woodland edges, with glades, rides and other open areas. Especially likes coppiced woodland. Sometimes in farmland hedgerows.

When to see it

It starts to arrive in late April and May and leaves in mid-July. Migrants can be seen through August and September when Continental birds can be seen along the east and south coasts.

Life History

Feeds on insects and berries.

UK Status

It is commonest in England, Wales and southern Scotland.

VC55 Status

A fairly common migrant breeder in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Garden Warbler
Species group:
Birds
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
Records on NatureSpot:
145
First record:
27/05/2000 (MBNHS;Steve Woodward)
Last record:
27/06/2023 (Nicholls, David)

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