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Grasshopper Warbler

Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Kate Humble presents the grasshopper warbler. The reeling song of the grasshopper warbler sounds more like an insect than a bird. Like the paying out of an angler's line from a reel, the grasshopper warbler's song spills out from the bush or bramble clump in which he sits. You'll hear it most often at dawn or dusk in overgrown scrubby or marshy areas.

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Fri 14 Apr 2023 05:58

Grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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  • Wed 9 Apr 2014 05:58
  • Wed 18 Mar 2015 05:58
  • Sun 22 Mar 2015 08:58
  • Wed 20 Jul 2016 05:58
  • Tue 26 Mar 2019 05:58
  • Wed 29 Apr 2020 05:58
  • Wed 21 Apr 2021 05:58
  • Fri 14 Apr 2023 05:58

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