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Garden Warbler Sylvia borin [Boddaert, 1783]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
GW , GARWA
EURING No:
12760
Number in Britain:
190 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
borin recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
M/F: 19 g
Scientific name from:
L.: silva =a wood
and Italian (Genovese) name for a type of warbler
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe, w Asia, WINTERS: tropical & s Africa
Habitat:
Forest edge, scrub, towns
Diet:
Summer, insects, otherwise fruit mainly in scrub
TitBit:
In Britain, the Garden Warbler feeds mainly on insects (the chicks need a high protein diet), but in autumn it switches to fruit (like brambles and elderberry) which is high in energy to fuel iits migration, indeed in Portugal it is known as the 'fig-warbl
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Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
190 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
1676
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Scrub
Also common in:
Deciduous Wood
And found in:
Coniferous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Average Day of First Arrival:
20 Apr
European Population Size:
Summer:
8.5 to 16 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.2 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
61
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.32 ± 0.71 (2 - 6) N = 579
Incubation:
11 - 13 days
11.30 ± 1.22 (10 - 14) N = 579
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
11 - 13 days
11.52 ± 1.19 (9 - 13) N = 869
as:
Altricial, naked
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
21 May (8 May - 21 Jun)
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
4513
Adult Survival:
0.5
Juvenile Survival:
0.265 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
8yr1m
(Germany: 14yr 2m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
Wing Length
Adult:
77.9 ± 2.0
Range
75 - 81 mm, N =6566
Juvenile:
77.0 ± 2.1
74 - 81 mm, N =8124
Male:
78.0 ± 2.1
75 - 81 mm, N =1017
Female:
77.7 ± 1.9
75 - 81 mm, N =1859
Weight
Adult:
17.24 ± 1.62
Range
15.20 - 20.40 g , N =5834
Juvenile:
18.48 ± 2.35
15.40 - 23.00 g , N =7512
Male:
16.69 ± 1.07
15.20 - 18.50 g , N =894
Female:
17.51 ± 1.59 .
15.40 - 20.50 g , N =1612
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Ceileiriche-gàraidh
Welsh:
Telor yr Ardd
Danish:
Havesanger
Dutch:
Tuinfluiter
Finnish:
Lehtokerttu
French:
Fauvette des jardins
German:
Gartengrasmücke
Hungarian:
Kerti poszáta
Icelandic:
Garðsöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Garraí
Italian:
Beccafico
Norwegian:
Hagesanger
Polish:
Gakówka
Portuguese:
Felosa-das-figueiras
Spanish:
Curruca mosquitera
Swedish:
Trädgårdssångare
Local Names: Pettychap
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Garcia, E. 1989 The Blackcap and the Garden Warbler Shire Publications, Princes Risborough
[Jour: S]
See Also:
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