Cetti's Warbler   New
Taken at Linlithgow on 5th March 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
Fact File


Cetti's Warbler.
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Local names:
Cettia cetti.
Passeriformes.
Cettiidae.
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Eggs:
Cup shaped nest  made from leaves and stems and  lined with feathers and other finer material. It is built entirely by the female in thick dense vegetation usually at around (12 to 18 in) above the ground.
Soft-bodied insects and larvae. Cetti's warblers prefer tiny insects because they can digest them faster.
They have a rounded head with a narrow pale grey stripe arching over conspicuous black eyes, and short, rounded wings. The upperparts are a rich chestnut or dark reddish-brown; the throat and breast are pale grey. The sexes are similar.
4 to 5 eggs chestnut red in colour.

The voice below is that of the Cetti's Warbler above. Recorded two days earlier at Linlithgow by Scott Wotherspoon and uploaded to Xeno Canto
Voice
Courtesy of Xeno Canto