Subalpine Warbler
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mediterranean scrub, garrigue.
Diet: Small insects.
Best time to spot: Skulks in thorny bushes.
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
- Spectacled Warbler · Mediterranean scrub (very rare)
- Sardinian WarblerRare · Dense Med scrub
- Common WhitethroatCommon · Hedges
- Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
- Dartford WarblerRare · Lowland heath (S. England)
- Masked Shrike · Mediterranean scrub (very rare)
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