{"id":23870,"date":"2023-02-23T11:32:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=139565"},"modified":"2023-02-23T12:38:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:38:21","slug":"warblers-guide-uk-species-and-how-to-identify","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/warblers-guide-uk-species-and-how-to-identify\/","title":{"rendered":"Warblers guide: UK species and how to identify"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warblers are a group of small, often green-brown birds with varied songs. Learn more about these spring songsters \u2013 including the blackcap, chiffchaff and willow warbler \u2013 with our guide to warblers of the UK <\/p>

By Dominic Couzens\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 23 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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You may have heard that warblers are a \u201cdifficult\u201d group of birds. This is quite true. They are almost invariably small (tit-sized), and almost invariably dull-coloured, a mixture of greens and browns.<\/p>\n

In addition, they are also relentlessly restless, forever flitting about and never staying still. Even so, they still manage to keep hidden in thick foliage, so getting a decent view is often impossible. Some, such as cetti\u2019s warbler, are so skulking that some birdwatchers have never set eyes on one.<\/p>\n

They are insectivorous, and few are found around human habitation, apart from the blackcap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All this makes getting to know warblers more difficult than other groups of birds \u2013 such as tits<\/a>, finches<\/a> and woodpeckers<\/a> \u2013 but that\u2019s their charm, and spring certainly wouldn\u2019t be the same without them.\u00a0They all have distinctive and beautiful songs,\u00a0and for many people they provide a varied soundtrack for this most lively of seasons.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s best songbirds<\/h4>\n

In Britain we are blessed with an incredible variety of beautiful birdsong from late winter into early summer. From the nightingale to the blackbird, here is your guide to the best British songbirds, including how to identify each species.<\/p>\n