Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Cetti's Warbler
Scientific Name:
Cettia cetti
Length:
14 cm
Wingspan (mm):
17 cm Description
A small, rather nondescript bird, Cetti's warbler (pronounced chetty) is a skulking bird and can prove very difficult to see. It usually makes its presence known with loud bursts of song and the first glimpse will probably be of a dark, rather stocky warbler with short wings and a full, rounded tail, diving for cover. It is one of the UK's most recent colonists, first breeding here in 1973.
Diet
Insects and larvae.
Status
Green
Did You Know?
This species is specially protected by Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). This legislation protects Cetti's Warbler from nest destruction, killing or injuring and also disturbance while breeding. Cetti's Warbler is unique amongst British birds in having only ten tail feathers, and in laying bright red eggs.