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Whitethroat, Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
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
Whitethroat singing, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Whitethroat (Curruca communis) singing at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar
12 May 2023
Whitethroat singing, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Whitethroat (Curruca communis) singing at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar
12 May 2023
Willow Warbler, Baron's Haugh
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Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve, taken by David Palmar
06 May 2023
Sedge Warbler, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) on the Aber Bog, RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
07 June 2023
Male Blackcap in a garden, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Male Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) in a garden in Kelvindale, Glasgow, a record shot taken by David Palmar on a dull day through a window. The bird was coming to fat balls and sunflower seed. Warblers normally migrate south to Africa, but some Blackcaps overwinter here, or may have migrated here south-west from Scandinavia, as the winter weather is milder.
24 January 2022
Grasshopper Warbler, Ayrshire
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Ardeer
An adult female Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) in the hand of a licensed ringer, Ardeer, North Ayrshire , taken by David Palmar. Formerly classified under the broad warbler family Sylviidae, they are now recognised as part of family Locustellidae, (named after their repetitive trilling song which sounds like a loud grasshopper).
13 June 2021
Grasshopper Warbler, Ayrshire
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Ardeer
An adult female Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) in the hand of a licensed ringer, Ardeer, North Ayrshire , taken by David Palmar. Formerly classified under the broad warbler family Sylviidae, they are now recognised as part of family Locustellidae, (named after their repetitive trilling song which sounds like a loud grasshopper).