OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Cettia (after Francesco Cetti) cetti (after Francesco Cetti)
Adult Cett's Warbler (subspecies C. c. cetti) at Oare Marshes - September 2012
Featured Subspecies: Cettia cetti cetti
Weight: 12-15g / Length: 14cm / Wingspan: 17cm
UK GREEN LIST / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Cetti's warbler is one of the most recent colonists to the UK - only establishing itself in 1973 - it is a reedbed dweller, and even compared to our other reedbed dwelling species can be a pain to catch more than a fleeting glance. Unlike our other reedbed warbler species however, it remains in the UK during the winter. Actually getting a positive identification on this species can be a pain, and you are much more likely to hear one than see one - but, if you look in the Winter when it'll be the only warbler in the reeds you might just strike lucky. I've had a little luck playing back a recorded Cetti's song to get them to emerge.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cettidae
Genus: Cettia
Subspecies: C. c. cetti, C. c. orientalis, C. c. albiventris
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - Unommon breeding resident (2000 males) in Southern Britain
- Various sites including Rutland Water, Rainham Marshes, Ditchford Gravel Pits and Oare Marshes.
Any pic of a Cetti's is a good one Alex - ours are infuriating in that they are close enough to photograph from the hides but just won't stay still long enough - pesky things!!!
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Davo
I know the feeling! - I spent several hours trying to lure them out at Rainham earlier in the year to no avail! I suspect the two I saw this time were too busy squabbling in the poor light to notice me!
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