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Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata [Temminck, 1840]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
, LANWA
EURING No:
12350
Number in Britain:
2 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
15 cm
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
Scientific name from:
L.: Locustella =little grasshopper
and L.: lanceolatus =spear-shaped (from lancea =lance)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: c&n Asia, WINTERS: s Asia
Habitat:
Reedbed, wet meadows
Diet:
Insects and spiders
TitBit:
More of a mouse than a bird, this bird is rarely seen off the ground (despite migrating thousands of miles), and can be oblivious to humans, occassionally even walking over the feet of those trying observe them
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1908
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
95
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Fife
(1987),
Orkney
(2003),
Shetland
(2004),
North-east England:
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
Gwynedd
(1997),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Telor Rhesog
Danish:
Stribet græshoppesanger
Dutch:
Kleine sprinkhaanzanger
Finnish:
Viirusirkkalintu
French:
Locustelle lancéolée
German:
Strichelschwirl
Hungarian:
Foltos tücsökmadár
Icelandic:
Lensusöngvari
Irish:
Italian:
Locustella lanceolata
Norwegian:
Stripesanger
Polish:
Swierszczak nakrapiany
Portuguese:
Felosa-lanceolada
Spanish:
Buscarla lanceolada
Swedish:
Träsksångare
Local Names: PG Tips
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