British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern: GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
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European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.88 ± 0.69 (2 - 6) N = 3455
Incubation:
11.73 ± 0.91 (10 - 13.5) N = 3453
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
11.68 ± 0.76 (10 - 12.5) N = 3814
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
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Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
65.5 ± 1.8
Range
54.5 - 75.0 mm, (N = 33113)
Juvenile:
64.5 ± 1.7
Range
54.5 - 75.0 mm, (N = 229414)
Male:
66.3 ± 1.7
Range
55.0 - 75.0 mm, (N = 10905)
Female:
64.6 ± 1.6
Range
55.0 - 75.0 mm, (N = 9169)
Weight
Adult:
11.54 ± 1.00
Range
7.30 - 15.30 g , (N =27827)
Juvenile:
11.2 ± 0.9
Range
7.4 - 15.3 . , (N =201693)
Male:
11.32 ± 0.70
Range
8.20 - 15.30 g , (N =8909)
Female:
11.72 ± 1.20
Range
7.50 - 15.30 g , (N =7595)
Seasonal:
Summer 11.45 ± 0.89 (N = 60479)
Autumn 11.93 ± 1.12 (N = 14803)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Rørsanger
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Ceolaire Giolcaí
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Carricero común
Swedish:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Calvert, M. 2005 Reed Warblers at Rostherne Mere English Nature, Peterborough
[598.915 CAL]
Brown, P.E & Davies, M.G. 1949 Reed Warblers Foy Publications, East Molesey, Surrey
[598.915 BRO]
See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Passeriformes
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