Dartford Warbler
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Lowland heath (S. England).
Diet: Insects, spiders.
Best time to spot: Skulks in gorse.
When to look
A winter visitor, typically in the UK from October through to March. Numbers peak in January. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Where to see it
Reserves where the Dartford Warbler is on the list:
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Similar birds
- Sardinian WarblerRare · Dense Med scrub
- Subalpine WarblerRare · Mediterranean scrub
- Common WhitethroatCommon · Hedges
- Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
- Spectacled Warbler · Mediterranean scrub (very rare)
- Great Grey ShrikeRare · Open heath
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