Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Species

Male. Taken at Gilfach, Powys, on May 5th 2018.
(1/320th sec at f13. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 13 - 14.5 cm

The Garden Warbler is a very plain brownish bird with no distinguishing features.

In summer it can be found in most of England, Scotland and Wales. It spends the winter in Africa.

Despite its name, the Garden Warbler prefers deciduous woodland with glades, rides and other open areas. It especially likes coppiced woodland.

It has very discrete habits, and is often difficult to see other than briefly.

There are about 170000 breeding territories in the UK.

Sightings

26-May-2023 : Bucknell Wood, Northants (h)
16-May-2023 : Whelford Pools, Glos (h)
04-May-2023 : Cors y Llyn NNR, Powys (1)
28-Apr-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1+)
27-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (h)

07-Jun-2022 : Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon (h)
02-Jun-2022 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon (1)
27-May-2022 : Bucknell Wood, Northants (h)
09-May-2022 : Whelford Pools, Glos (h)
08-May-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
04-May-2022 : Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion (1)
29-Apr-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
25-Apr-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)

20-Aug-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
05-Jul-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (h)
23-Jun-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (h)
13-Jun-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (h)
12-Jun-2021 : Bernwood Meadows, Bucks (h)
07-Jun-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (h)
07-Jun-2021 : Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon (h)
01-Jun-2021 : Ivinghoe Beacon, Bucks (h)
23-May-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
19-May-2021 : Cholsey Marsh, Oxon (h)
18-May-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
10-May-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (h)
09-May-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
05-May-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
30-Apr-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
28-Apr-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
25-Apr-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)

11-Jul-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon (1)
24-Jun-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon (h)
13-Jun-2020 : Silchester Common, Hants (h)
07-Jun-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
31-May-2020 : Bernwood Forest, Bucks (1)
27-May-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (h)
21-May-2020 : Bucknell Wood, Northants (1)
20-May-2020 : Cholsey Marsh, Oxon (h)
19-May-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (h)
17-May-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
14-May-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
11-May-2020 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
08-May-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2+)
02-May-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (h)
26-Apr-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)

01-Jun-2019 : Bucknell Wood, Northants (h)
11-May-2019 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
04-May-2019 : Gilfach, Powys (2)

06-Jun-2018 : Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon (h)
06-Jun-2018 : Otmoor, Oxon (h)