Lesser Whitethroat
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Hedges, scrub (summer).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Rattling song; dark mask.
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
- Common WhitethroatCommon · Hedges
- Spectacled Warbler · Mediterranean scrub (very rare)
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- Subalpine WarblerRare · Mediterranean scrub
- Dartford WarblerRare · Lowland heath (S. England)
- Common NightingaleUncommon · Dense scrub (S. England summer)
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