Western Crowned Warbler
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal scrub (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Asian; crown stripe.
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
- Arctic Warbler · Coastal scrub (vagrant)
- Dusky Warbler · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
- Eastern Crowned Warbler · Coastal scrub (very rare)
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- Two-barred Greenish Warbler · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerRare · Coastal scrub (late autumn)
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