Email This BlogThis! In broad terms, the plumage tone of Aquatic is a paler buff, with a brighter yellowish undertone, though buffy juvenile Sedges can create significant misperception. Sedge Warblers breed on the edge of wetlands, especially in areas of wet grassland. I'm assuming this is a sedge warbler, but it looks a bit different to a couple of others I've photographed at the same location. SIMILAR SPECIES Sedge Warbler and Aquatic Warbler have a similar spotted, but they both have a white su-percilium. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me. wokka: Bird Identification Q&A: 1: Thursday 20th June 2019 13:44: sedge warbler, co. antrim, N.Ireland?
In the UK, warblers can be separated into several groups – leaf warblers (slender, greenish birds of woodland and scrub, with simple soft call notes), reed, bush and grasshopper warblers (browner birds that live in wet places) and the Old World warblers (generally more patterned birds of woods and bushy places with short, hard call notes). Normally we would expect these birds to stick to the west of France on their way to Africa but that's part of the beauty of the study of migratory birds. North America has more than 50 species of warblers, but few combine brilliant color and easy viewing quite like the Yellow Warbler. BirdForum is the net's largest birding community, dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE! Sedge Warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus are reported to have no partial post-juvenile moult before migration, but this is uncertain and controversial. In summer, the buttery yellow males sing their sweet whistled song from willows, wet thickets, and roadsides across almost all of North America.
The adult sedge warbler (see first picture below) has black and cream stripes on the and a wide distinctive silver-white stripe over the eye known as supercilium (cf. - J. Avian Biol. Sedge Warblers migrated at a higher speed than Reed Warblers. It is brown above with blackish streaks and creamy white underneath. crazypyroman: Bird Identification Q&A: 3: Monday 25th July 2011 14:29: Sedge Warbler Ireland: John In Ireland: Bird Identification Q&A: 5: Saturday 30th April 2011 18:18: Willow or Sedge Warbler? Tends to avoid extensive areas of reedbeds. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. A juvenile Sedge Warbler, showing the ‘necklace’ of black spots seen in juveniles. It is a summer visitor, and winters in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. A juvenile Sedge Warbler, showing the ‘necklace’ of black spots seen in juveniles. Sedge Warbler? Migrants (especially in spring) can occasionally turn up in atypical habitat such as woodland or suburban gardens and may sing for a short while.
In the UK, warblers can be separated into several groups – leaf warblers (slender, greenish birds of woodland and scrub, with simple soft call notes), reed, bush and grasshopper warblers (browner birds that live in wet places) and the Old World warblers (generally more patterned birds of woods and bushy places with short, hard call notes). Normally we would expect these birds to stick to the west of France on their way to Africa but that's part of the beauty of the study of migratory birds. North America has more than 50 species of warblers, but few combine brilliant color and easy viewing quite like the Yellow Warbler. BirdForum is the net's largest birding community, dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE! Sedge Warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus are reported to have no partial post-juvenile moult before migration, but this is uncertain and controversial. In summer, the buttery yellow males sing their sweet whistled song from willows, wet thickets, and roadsides across almost all of North America.
The adult sedge warbler (see first picture below) has black and cream stripes on the and a wide distinctive silver-white stripe over the eye known as supercilium (cf. - J. Avian Biol. Sedge Warblers migrated at a higher speed than Reed Warblers. It is brown above with blackish streaks and creamy white underneath. crazypyroman: Bird Identification Q&A: 3: Monday 25th July 2011 14:29: Sedge Warbler Ireland: John In Ireland: Bird Identification Q&A: 5: Saturday 30th April 2011 18:18: Willow or Sedge Warbler? Tends to avoid extensive areas of reedbeds. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. A juvenile Sedge Warbler, showing the ‘necklace’ of black spots seen in juveniles. It is a summer visitor, and winters in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. A juvenile Sedge Warbler, showing the ‘necklace’ of black spots seen in juveniles. Sedge Warbler? Migrants (especially in spring) can occasionally turn up in atypical habitat such as woodland or suburban gardens and may sing for a short while.