Wood Warbler
The Wood Warbler is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, green above and white below with a lemon-yellow breast. It can be distinguished from similar species, like the Chiffchaff and the Willow Warbler by its yellow supercilium, throat and upper breast, pale tertial edges, longer primary projection and by its shorter but broader tail.
The Wood Warbler is common and widespread and breeds throughout north and temperate Europe and just into the extreme west of Asia in the south Ural Mountains. It is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.
The Wood Warbler can be found in open but shady mature woodlands, such as beech and sessile oak, with some sparse ground cover for nesting. The dome-shaped nest is built near the ground in low shrub.
The Wood Warbler is a declining summer visitor to the UK and can be seen from April to August. Unlike much of the population in Europe which is found in forested lowlands, the UK population is predominantly found in upland oak woods in the west with the highest densities in the oak woods Wales.
The Wood Warbler has 2 song types which are often given alternatively: a high-pitched fluid metallic trill of increasing tempo (often described as a spinning coin on a marble slab) and a series of 3 to 5 descending piping notes of lower pitch. During the former, the bird’s body shudders and shivers as it delivers the song and there are frequent song flights between different branches.
Date: 14th May 2023
Location: RSPB Carngafallt, Rhayader, Powys
The Wood Warbler is common and widespread and breeds throughout north and temperate Europe and just into the extreme west of Asia in the south Ural Mountains. It is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.
The Wood Warbler can be found in open but shady mature woodlands, such as beech and sessile oak, with some sparse ground cover for nesting. The dome-shaped nest is built near the ground in low shrub.
The Wood Warbler is a declining summer visitor to the UK and can be seen from April to August. Unlike much of the population in Europe which is found in forested lowlands, the UK population is predominantly found in upland oak woods in the west with the highest densities in the oak woods Wales.
The Wood Warbler has 2 song types which are often given alternatively: a high-pitched fluid metallic trill of increasing tempo (often described as a spinning coin on a marble slab) and a series of 3 to 5 descending piping notes of lower pitch. During the former, the bird’s body shudders and shivers as it delivers the song and there are frequent song flights between different branches.
Date: 14th May 2023
Location: RSPB Carngafallt, Rhayader, Powys
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