{"id":23877,"date":"2023-02-23T14:32:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T13:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=139623"},"modified":"2023-02-23T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T14:37:03","slug":"reed-warbler-guide-song-appearance-distribution-and-migration","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/reed-warbler-guide-song-appearance-distribution-and-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Reed warbler guide: song, appearance, distribution and migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Find reeds and you have a chance of finding the reed warbler. Learn all about this common warbler \u2013 including what they look like, their song and migration patterns \u2013 with our birder&#8217;s guide <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Dominic Couzens\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 23 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Few birds are more closely associated with a specific habitat than the reed warbler (<em>Acrocephalus scirpaceus<\/em>), a bird that genuinely lives up to its name.<\/p>\n<p>Spring marshes resound to its grumpy, very rhythmic song, and it isn\u2019t too hard to see this sharp-beaked and arrow-headed <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/warblers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">warbler<\/a> singing from a reed top or flying between stands of its favourite plant.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide we take a closer look at the reed warbler, including what they look like, their song and nesting habits.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in learning more about Britain\u2019s birds? Check out our guides to <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/british-finches-how-to-identify-and-where-to-see\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">finches<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/how-to-identify\/birds-guide-to-britains-tit-species\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">tits<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/woodpecker-guide-uk-species-how-to-identify-where-to-see\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">woodpeckers<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/thrushes\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">thrushes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <h4>Warblers of the UK<\/h4>\n<p>Warblers are a group of small, often green-brown birds with varied songs. Learn more about these spring and summer songsters with our guide to the warblers of Britain.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/warblers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Warblers guide: UK species and how to identify<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image-container&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;img-container\" img-container--highlight-image=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Sedge-warbler-20ca0a8.png?quality=45&amp;resize=556,556&quot;\" srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Sedge-warbler-20ca0a8.png?quality=45&amp;resize=1025,1025\" https:=\"\" sizes=\"&quot;(min-width:\" calc=\"\" width=\"&quot;556&quot;\" height=\"&quot;556&quot;\" class=\"&quot;img-container__image\" img-fluid=\"\" wp-image-139583=\"\" alignnone=\"\" size-highlight_image=\"\" img-container__image=\"\" alt=\"&quot;Sedge\" warbler=\"\" singing=\"\" at=\"\" dawn=\"\" on=\"\" red=\"\" campion=\"\" title=\"&quot;Sedge\"\/><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/section><hr\/><h2>What does a reed warbler look like?<\/h2>\n<p>Reed warblers are not always straightforward to see, but look carefully and you might see one on a reed top, with its warm-brown plumage, paler below, and its pointed bill on a rather arrow-shaped head, with a peaked forehead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-139634\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-ba8054c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The reed warbler has a pointed bill\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<hr\/><h2>Reed warbler song<\/h2>\n<p>The song is unusual for its long phrases (30 seconds or more) which are rhythmic and repetitive. The grumpy grumblings add a very distinctive atmosphere to the habitat. Even a single bird singing can sound like several.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Reed\" warbler=\"\" call=\"\" bird=\"\" singing=\"\" a=\"\" beautiful=\"\" song=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vh78WJSVjQ0?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><em>Credit: Paul Dinning<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/><h2>Reed warbler habitat<\/h2>\n<p>Almost anywhere in the southern half of the UK where there are even small stands of reeds, reed warblers may be found. Marshes resound to their songs, day and night, in the spring.<\/p>\n<hr\/><h2>Reed warbler distribution and population<\/h2>\n<p>Red warblers are common in the UK, seen from April-September. 130,000 pairs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=297%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=297%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=551%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=551%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=616%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=616%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=552%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=552%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-139635\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2023\/02\/Reed-warbler-da81cf2-e1677158518950.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=616%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The reed warbler has warm-brown plumage, paler below\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<hr\/><h2>Reed warbler migration<\/h2>\n<p>As the stocks of their insect food begin to run out in autumn, reed warblers begin to move south and are gone by the end of September. Their migration to sub-Saharan Africa is unusual for its leisurely nature. The birds take their time and travel in short-haul hops of a few hundred kilometres at most.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <h4>Bird migration guide<\/h4>\n<p>Throughout the year, millions of birds migrate to and from the British Isles. Our expert guide explores why some birds arrive in the UK in particular seasons and others leave, which species migrate and where they go when they leave Britain\u2019s shores.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/where-do-birds-go-in-winter\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Which bird species migrate and where do they go?<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image-container&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;img-container\" img-container--highlight-image=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/11\/Greylag-geese-in-flight-ae718e4.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=556,556&quot;\" srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/11\/Greylag-geese-in-flight-ae718e4.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1025,1025\" https:=\"\" sizes=\"&quot;(min-width:\" calc=\"\" width=\"&quot;556&quot;\" height=\"&quot;556&quot;\" class=\"&quot;img-container__image\" img-fluid=\"\" wp-image-67267=\"\" alignnone=\"\" size-highlight_image=\"\" img-container__image=\"\" alt=\"&quot;Geese\" flying=\"\" title=\"&quot;Greylag\" geese=\"\" in=\"\" flight=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/section><hr\/><h2>Reed warbler nesting and eggs<\/h2>\n<p>Reed warblers build marvellous, cup-shaped nests which are bound into clumps of vertical reed stems, always above water to provide protection from below.<\/p>\n<p>Each nest takes a week to build. Despite the effort, reed warbler nests are exceptionally vulnerable to the deeds of the <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/where-to-see\/guide-to-cuckoos-where-to-see-in-britain-and-why-the-species-is-in-decline\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">cuckoo<\/a> \u2013 the reed warbler is one of its main hosts in Britain, along with dunnock and meadow pipit. One of the problems is that the nests, confined to reed beds, are easy to find for the brood parasite. Nevertheless, reed warblers are doing fine in this country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C368,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C368,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-110596\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/03\/cuckoo_chick_reed_warbler_parents-bc0e4d2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> A cuckoo chick with reed warbler parents\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Find reeds and you have a chance of finding the reed warbler. 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