Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naevia
Mobile bird identification
Bird Field Guide
Olive tinged under-parts
Long wide rounded tail
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Usually in reed beds
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More brown body
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Darkish legs
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Distictive song
Finely streaked crown
A secretive, hard to see, skulking bird nearly always low down in bushes and thick vegetation.
Streaked pale olive-brown back and rump
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Usually in reed beds
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More brown body
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Darkish legs
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Distictive song
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Sardinian Warbler
Whitethroat
Subalpine Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Melodious warbler
Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler
Bonelli's Warbler
Chiffchaff
Siberian Chiffchaff
Yellow-browed Warbler
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Barred Warbler
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Sardinian Warbler
Whitethroat
Subalpine Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Melodious warbler
Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler
Bonelli's Warbler
Chiffchaff
Siberian Chiffchaff
Yellow-browed Warbler
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Warbler Menu
Similar Species
Adult Male and Female
Distribution:
Widespread but not common summer visitor from Africa, breeding throughout the UK (except far N of Scotland) and Europe.
Widespread but not common summer visitor from Africa, breeding throughout the UK (except far N of Scotland) and Europe.
Habitat:
Preferred habitat is thick tussock grassland, scrub and thickets. Particularly where long grass grows up through thorn bushes.
Preferred habitat is thick tussock grassland, scrub and thickets. Particularly where long grass grows up through thorn bushes.
Notes:
The Grasshopper Warbler is a difficult bird to locate despite it's loud and very distinctive call. The bird appears to have the ability to 'throw' it's voice, making it even harder to pin-point. Usually seen low down and skulking, the birds streaked appearance, lack of eye stripe and distinctive call will be enough to confirm identification.
The Grasshopper Warbler is a difficult bird to locate despite it's loud and very distinctive call. The bird appears to have the ability to 'throw' it's voice, making it even harder to pin-point. Usually seen low down and skulking, the birds streaked appearance, lack of eye stripe and distinctive call will be enough to confirm identification.
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Locustellidae
Genus: Locustella
Species: L. naevia
Family: Locustellidae
Genus: Locustella
Species: L. naevia