Common Yellowthroat
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet scrub (vagrant).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Male's black mask; “witchety” song.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- American Yellow Warbler · Coastal scrub (vagrant)
- Arctic Warbler · Coastal scrub (vagrant)
- Black-throated Accentor · Scrub (extreme vagrant)
- Blackpoll Warbler · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
- Bluetail · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
- Booted Warbler · Coastal scrub (vagrant)
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