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Whitethroat, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis), a summer visiting and breeding warbler on Great Cumbrae.
06 June 2009
Sardinian Warbler
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St Abb's
A male Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) at the Mire Loch, St Abb's. Although common in the Mediterranean, these appear only rarely in Scotland, blown in by south-easterly winds.
19 October 2013
female Blackcap in conifer tree in winter, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Blackcaps, while not common in the winter in Scotland, have become commoner than they used to be in winter. They may be migrants from Scandinavia, while "our" breeding blackcaps have migrated to warmer climes.
15 December 2010
Garden Warbler, Low Barns
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Northumbria and Durham
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) on an Alder tree at Low Barns Nature Reserve, County Durham.
06 May 2024
Garden Warbler, Low Barns
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331
Northumbria and Durham
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) on an Alder tree at Low Barns Nature Reserve, County Durham.
06 May 2024
Garden Warbler, Low Barns
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331
Northumbria and Durham
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) on an Alder tree at Low Barns Nature Reserve, County Durham.
06 May 2024
Sedge Warbler, Low Barns
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Northumbria and Durham
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) at Low Barns Nature Reserve, County Durham.
06 May 2024
Sedge Warbler, Low Barns
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Northumbria and Durham
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) at Low Barns Nature Reserve, County Durham.
06 May 2024
Sedge Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Otmoor. A migrant wintering in Africa south of the Sahara, and breeding in the UK, the Sedge Warbler can be identified by its scratchy song and the light stripe above the eye.
12 June 2013
Reed Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), Otmoor. In the UK, Reed Warblers breed mainly in reed beds in southern England, south Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire. They are seen in Scotland largely on migration, but at Mersehead it may be worth looking for them in the breeding season.
