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Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola   [Jerdon, 1845]
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Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae
BTO Codes: PY , PADWA EURING No: 12470
Number in Britain: 1 record/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: Not a species of concern
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Accidental
Subspecies: Monotypic
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Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 16 cm Weight: M/F: 11 g    
Scientific name from: Gr.: akros=pointed + kephale=head and L.: agricola=a farmer
World Distribution: BREEDS: c Asia, WINTERS: s Asia
Habitat: Open reedbed, swamp
Diet: Insects from vegetation near water surface
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Records and Distribution
First Record: Fair Isle, 1925
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 54 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: September/October
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Fife (1988), Outer Hebrides (2003), Orkney (1997), Shetland (2004),
   North-east England: Cleveland (1995), Northumberland (1981), East Yorkshire (1992),
   North-west England: Cumbria (1982),
   English Midlands: No Records
   Eastern England: Essex (1999), Hertfordshire , Norfolk (1996), Suffolk (1988),
   South-east England: Berkshire (1997), Hampshire (2000), Kent (2003), East Sussex (2003),
   South-west England: Cornwall (2004), Isles of Scilly (2002),
   Wales: Powys (2004),
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh:
Danish: Lille rřrsanger Dutch: Veldrietzanger
Finnish: Kenttäkerttunen French: Rousserolle isabelle
German: Feldrohrsänger Hungarian: Rozdás nádiposzáta
Icelandic: Dvalsöngvari Irish: Ceolaire Gort Ríse
Italian: Cannaiola di Jerdon Norwegian: Ĺkersanger
Polish: Trzcinniczek kaspijski Portuguese: Felosa-agrícola
Spanish: Carricero agrícola Swedish: Fältsĺngare
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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