Can anyone identify this warbler by song please? (1 Viewer)

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Bijdezee

Bijdezee

• Jun 11, 2018

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I am in Belgium along the coast and we have been hearing this lovely song in the mornings among the reeds that run along the dyke at the bottom of our garden. Once I saw a glimpse of the bird and it looked like some sort of warbler.

It's probably hard to tell from this, there might even be two. Thanks in advance.
I made a youtube post for the audio file we recorded. it really gets going at about 44 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTDeiWI2m7I

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Jun 11, 2018

• #2

Very nice singer and imitator: Marsh Warbler.

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Jun 11, 2018

• #3

Just during the first minute, we here imitations of Yellow Wagtail, Blue Tit, Great Tit and House Sparrow... at least!

 

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Bijdezee

Bijdezee

• Jun 11, 2018

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I never see any sparrows in my garden. There are plenty of great tits and blue tits. there was a great tit in the background at the time a bit further away.

So you think it's a Marsh Warbler?

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Jun 11, 2018

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Bijdezee said:

I never see any sparrows in my garden. There are plenty of great tits and blue tits. there was a great tit in the background at the time a bit further away.

So you think it's a Marsh Warbler?

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It is, yes, no doubt. You can even hear imitation of birds it remembers from African wintering ground...

 

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Bijdezee

Bijdezee

• Jun 11, 2018

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Oh lovely, thanks. It's interesting that it replicates other birds and even those its heard on its travels. They didn't say that on the you tube identification videos and I was stuck trying to pinpoint it.