Key information
The sedge warbler is a small, quite plump, warbler with a striking broad creamy stripe above its eye and greyish brown legs. It is brown above with blackish streaks and creamy white underneath.
It is a summer visitor, and winters in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. Its song is a noisy, rambling warble compared to the more rhythmic song of the reed warbler.
What they eat:
Insects; berries in autumn.
Measurements:
- Length:
- 13cm
- Wingspan:
- 17-21cm
- Weight:
- 10-13g
Population:
- UK breeding:
- 260,000 territories
Identifying features:
Sedge warbler
