Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Great Reed Warbler, Lac de Madine, Lorraine, France, May 2002 - click for larger image Lac de Madine, Lorraine, France
May 2002

The Great Reed Warbler breeds in continental Europe as far north as Sweden and Denmark but not in Britain. It migrates in August/September to sub-Saharan Africa returning north in April/May. It is also found in Asia.

Great Reed Warbler, Lac de Madine, Lorraine, France, May 2002 - click for larger image It is a large, bulky warbler looking like a large version of Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus with a pale supercilium and dark lores and eye-stripe. It has a very loud voice, gruff and croaky like a frog.

It inhabits reed beds and feeds mainly on insects which it finds on nearby trees and bushes as well as on the reed bed.
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