Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) 

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Status: Summer visitor from mainly Africa
Scots Names: Scotch Nightingale
Size: 13cm
Habitat: Reedbeds, marshes, hedgerows & scrub
Food: Mainly insects but some plant material
UK population: ~297,000 territories in Summer
Breeding: Up to 5 eggs, incubation up to 14 days
Call Note: Incredible array of churring and scratching noises, often continuous for long periods and continuing
beyond dusk. Also a very good mimic.
Status: GREEN