Garden Warbler

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Scrub, young woodland (summer).
Diet: Insects, berries.
Best time to spot: Plain; song like Blackcap but mellower.

When to look

A summer visitor, typically in the UK from May to September. Numbers peak in June. See the June birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.

Taller bars mean more birds about. Grey means it is usually absent.

How rare is it?

The Garden Warbler sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.

Recent UK sightings

Similar birds

• Eurasian BlackcapCommon · Woodland
• Willow WarblerCommon · Scrub
• Common NightingaleUncommon · Dense scrub (S. England summer)
• Lesser WhitethroatUncommon · Hedges
• Spotted FlycatcherUncommon · Mature gardens
• Wood WarblerUncommon · Mature oak/beech woodland (summer)

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