Garden Warbler
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Scrub, young woodland (summer).
Diet: Insects, berries.
Best time to spot: Plain; song like Blackcap but mellower.
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.
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Similar birds
- Eurasian BlackcapCommon · Woodland
- Willow WarblerCommon · Scrub
- Common NightingaleUncommon · Dense scrub (S. England summer)
- Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
- Spotted FlycatcherUncommon · Mature gardens
- Wood WarblerUncommon · Mature oak/beech woodland (summer)
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