A photo of a Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Common Grasshopper Warbler

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

The common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) is a species of Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds across much of temperate Europe and the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in north and west Africa. This small passerine bird is found in short dense vegetation, often close to water. It is a medium-sized warbler about 13 cm long. The adult has a streaked brown back and whitish grey underparts which are unstreaked except on the undertail coverts. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous. Four to seven eggs are laid in a nest on or near the ground in thick vegetation or in a tussock of grass. This is a species which skulks in the undergrowth, creeping through bushes and low foliage, and which is very difficult to see except sometimes when singing from a prominent position. The song, which gives this species its name, is a monotonous mechanical insect-like reeling, often given at dawn or dusk.
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Captaincaveman Hamp
Friday 03 Feb 2023 - 2:41pm
United Kingdom
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Samantha Pout
Monday 07 Nov 2022 - 4:25pm
Spain
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Samantha Pout
Tuesday 01 Nov 2022 - 1:16pm
Spain
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Samantha Pout
Saturday 29 Oct 2022 - 10:16am
Portugal
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