Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)
Species

Male. Taken at La Oliva, Fuerteventura, on March 9th 2018.
(1/400th sec at f11. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 12 - 13 cm

The Spectacled Warbler is like a small and slim Whitethroat. It is brown above and buff below, with chestnut wing patches and a white throat. Adult males have a grey head and the white eye ring which gives the species its name.

It is found in north west Africa, southwest Europe from Iberia to Italy, and then further east on the eastern Mediterranean islands and coastal regions. It is mainly resident in Africa. Is is also found on Madeira, the Canaries and Cape Verde.

Its breeding habitat is dry open country or mountain slopes with bushes.

It is regarded as of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Sightings

15-Mar-2018 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (1)
14-Mar-2018 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (1)
12-Mar-2018 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (1)
11-Mar-2018 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (1)
09-Mar-2018 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (1)

05-Mar-2009 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
03-Mar-2009 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

13-May-2004 : Porto Santo