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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
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),
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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BirdFacts home | BTO Home Email: birdfacts@bto.org 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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