Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata (MHK Lichtenstein, 1823)
DM
BOOWA
12561
Family: Passeriformes > Acrocephalidae
This undistinguished medium-sized warbler normally winters in India, but is a rare annual visitor from Russia.
Scottish and east coast records tend to fall in the autumn (August to September), while south coast birds show a wider spread across the year.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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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.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Fair Isle, 1936 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
SEASONALITY
Booted Warbler is a rare vagrant typically recorded in September and October.
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
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Booted Warbler, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: DM | 5-letter code: BOOWA | Euring: 12561 |
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