Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum [Blyth, 1849] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Sylviidae |
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BTO Codes:
, BLRWA
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EURING No: 12480 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
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Wingspan: 18 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: akros=pointed + kephale=head and L.: dumetum=thicket |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Ne Europe, n Asia, WINTERS: India & Sri Lanka |
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Habitat:
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Marsh, scrub, tall grass |
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Diet:
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Insects, also spiders, snails from tree canopy (winter), shrub or herb layer |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Fair Isle, 1910
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
63
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Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(2007),
Highland
(2000),
Lothian
(2006),
Outer Hebrides
(2004),
Orkney
(2006),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
Durham
(2007),
Northumberland
(2007),
East Yorkshire
(2007),
North Yorkshire
(2002),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(2000),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Essex
(2003),
Lincolnshire
(2006),
Norfolk
(2007),
Suffolk
(1993),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1999),
Greater London
(2001),
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South-west England:
Dorset
(2004),
Isles of Scilly
(2002),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(2001),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Buskrørsanger | Dutch: Struikkarekiet |
| Finnish: Viitakerttunen | French: Rousserolle des buissons |
| German: Buschrohrsänger | Hungarian: Berki nádiposzáta |
| Icelandic: Elrisöngvari | Irish: Ceolaire Blyth |
| Italian: Cannaiola di Blyth | Norwegian: Busksanger |
| Polish: Zaroslówka | Portuguese: Felosa-das-moitas |
| Spanish: Carricero de Blyth | Swedish: Busksångare |
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