From Opus

Photo by Ragna
Photographed: Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

[edit] Identification

12.5cm
Brown with a rusty tinge. Paler underparts with a whitish throat. Thin brownish bill. Legs dark brown.
Juvenile is very similar to the adult but rather brighter with tawny-orange tints to upperparts. Legs flesh-coloured.

[edit] Similar Species

Marsh Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler

[edit] Distribution

Europe,western Asia, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Photo by Qingcol
Amble, Cornwall, June 2008

Reedbeds and some bushes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes mainly insects, though some berries are taken.

[edit] Breeding

Monogamous.
It builds a basket like nest in reeds; 3-5 eggs are laid; the young fledge after 10 or 11 days.

It is brood parasitised by the Common Cuckoo.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
2. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
3. Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

Reed Warbler Identification Thread