Common Grasshopper Warbler
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rough grassland, scrub (summer).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Insect-like reeling song.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Lanceolated Warbler · Outer-isle scrub (very rare)
- River Warbler · Wet scrub (very rare)
- Savi's Warbler · Reedbeds (very rare breeder)
- WhinchatUncommon · Rough grassland (summer)
- Marsh WarblerRare · Damp scrub (very rare summer)
- Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
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