Male. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on April 26th 2020. (© David Hastings)
(1/640th sec at f11. Click image for larger version)
Juvenile. Taken at Farmoor, Oxon., on August 17th 2008. (© David Hastings)
(1/400th sec at f10. Click image for larger version)

Description

L: 11.5 - 13 cm

The Sedge Warbler is a small bird with a striking broad creamy stripe above its eye, and greyish brown legs. It is brown above with blackish streaks and creamy white underneath.

It can be found throughout the British Isles in summer. It winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

It breeds in dense vegetation in damp or marshy areas, usually where there are reeds.

Males often sing from deep in dense vegetation, and can be hard to see.

There are about 290000 breeding territories in the UK.

Sightings