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Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum [Blyth, 1849]
Other Names
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
, BLRWA
EURING No:
12480
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
.
Length:
13 cm
Wingspan:
18 cm
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: akros =pointed + kephale =head
and L.: dumetum =thicket
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Ne Europe, n Asia, WINTERS: India & Sri Lanka
Habitat:
Marsh, scrub, tall grass
Diet:
Insects, also spiders, snails from tree canopy (winter), shrub or herb layer
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1910
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
61
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Fife
(2003),
Highland
(2000),
Outer Hebrides
(2004),
Orkney
(2003),
Shetland
(2004),
North-east England:
Northumberland
(2002),
East Yorkshire
(2003),
North Yorkshire
(2002),
North-west England:
Cheshire
(2000),
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
Essex
(2003),
Lincolnshire
,
Norfolk
(1996),
Suffolk
(1993),
South-east England:
Kent
(1999),
Greater London
(2001),
South-west England:
Dorset
(2004),
Isles of Scilly
(2002),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
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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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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