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Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus. L 13-14cm. Wetland warbler with nondescript brown plumage but distinctive song. Sexes are similar. Adult has sandy brown upperparts with reddish brown flush to rump. Underparts are pale with buffish flush to flanks. Legs are dark and bill is needle-like. Note hint of pale supercilium and eyering. Juvenile is similar but upperparts are warmer brown and underparts more intensely flushed buff. Voice Utters a sharp tche call. Song contains grating and chattering phrases (some are repeated 2 or 3 times, plus elements of mimicry. Status Locally common summer visitor to reedbeds.
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Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus. L 13-14cm. Wetland warbler with nondescript brown plumage but distinctive song. Sexes are similar. Adult has sandy brown upperparts with reddish brown flush to rump. Underparts are pale with buffish flush to flanks. Legs are dark and bill is needle-like. Note hint of pale supercilium and eyering. Juvenile is similar but upperparts are warmer brown and underparts more intensely flushed buff. Voice Utters a sharp tche call. Song contains grating and chattering phrases (some are repeated 2 or 3 times, plus elements of mimicry. Status Locally common summer visitor to reedbeds.