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Aquatic Warbler
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Sedge marsh (rare passage).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Striped crown.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Aquatic Warbler sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Great Reed WarblerEpic · Reedbeds (very rare)
- Paddyfield WarblerEpic · Reed scrub (very rare)
- Blyth's Reed WarblerRare · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Marsh WarblerRare · Damp scrub (very rare summer)
- Common Reed WarblerUncommon · Reedbeds (summer)
- Sedge WarblerCommon · Reedbeds
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