Bird Sighting
Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus · Acrocephalidae (Reed Warblers)
09/04/2025 · Watch Lane Flash, North area
- Date
- 09/04/2025
- Location
- Watch Lane Flash
- Recording area
- North area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7280 6060
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7280 6060 53.14189, -2.40801 Open in OpenStreetMap
Reed Warbler in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 14/04/2021
- Last recorded
- 09/04/2026
- Places
- Rosemary's Flood, Watch Lane Flash, Maw Green Tip
Other recent records
About the Reed Warbler
The common reed warbler or Eurasian reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds across Europe into the temperate western Palaearctic where it is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a resident species over large parts of Africa.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 19 cm
- Weight
- 12 g
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