Barred Warbler

Curruca nisoria (Bechstein, 1792) RR BARWA 12730
Family: Passeriformes > Sylviidae

Barred Warbler is a large grey warbler that breeds in open country in eastern Europe and Asia. The species is a regular visitor to eastern Britain in autumn but quite rare in spring.

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11k records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
11k records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

Barred Warbler identification is sometimes difficult.

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

SEASONALITY

Barred Warbler is a scarce autumn passage migrant, with records mostly from mid August to October, though some late birds have been recorded into December.

Weekly occurence of Barred Warbler from BirdTrack
Weekly occurrence patterns (shaded cells) and reporting rates (vertical bars) based on BirdTrack data. Reporting rates give the likelihood of encountering the species each week.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

Foreign locations of Barred Warbler ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Encountered in: Winter (Nov-Feb); Spring (Mar-Apr); Summer (May-Jul); Autumn (Aug-Oct)

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Barred Warbler, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

SURVIVAL & LONGEVITY

View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report

BIOMETRICS

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

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Gaelic: Ceileiriche-srianach
Welsh: Telor Rhesog
Catalan: tallarol esparverenc
Czech: penice vlašská
Danish: Høgesanger
Dutch: Sperwergrasmus
Estonian: vööt-põõsalind
Finnish: kirjokerttu
French: Fauvette épervière
German: Sperbergrasmücke
Hungarian: karvalyposzáta
Icelandic: Hauksöngvari
Irish: Ceolaire Barrach
Italian: Bigia padovana
Latvian: svitrainais kaukis
Lithuanian: raiboji devynbalse
Norwegian: Hauksanger
Polish: jarzebatka
Portuguese: toutinegra-barrada
Slovak: penica jarabá
Slovenian: pisana penica
Spanish: Curruca gavilana
Swedish: höksångare

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