Western Subalpine Warbler
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal scrub (very rare).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Brick-red throat, white moustache.
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 Western Subalpine 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
- Spectacled WarblerLegendary · Mediterranean scrub (very rare)
- Asian Desert WarblerLegendary · Coastal scrub
- Moltoni's WarblerLegendary · Coastal scrub (extreme vagrant)
- Barred WarblerRare · Coastal scrub (scarce)
- Sardinian WarblerEpic · Dense Med scrub
- Eastern Orphean WarblerLegendary · Scrub (extreme vagrant)
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