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Showing posts with label Warblers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warblers. Show all posts

Sedge Warbler

Bird sketch Sedge Warbler by ArtMagenta
Sedge Warbler
Sedge Warbler nests in most of Europe and in western and central Asia. It is a migratory bird that winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Sedge Warbler is found in the reed thicket with bushes in the wetlands.

Like most warblers it feeds on insects but also eat berries.



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Blackcap

Blackcap from Bird of the Day by ArtMagenta.com
Blackcap
The Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a common and widespread warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe.

This Blackcap is migratory, and northern and central European breeders winter in southern Europe and north Africa.

The Warbler's diet consists mainly of insects.



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Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler is a bird painting by illustrator Artmagenta
Yellow Warbler
The Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)is a bird that breeds in almost the whole of North America and down to northern South America. Yellow Warblers winter to the south of their breeding range, from southern California to the Amazon region, Bolivia and Peru. These birds feed mainly on arthropods, in particular insects.

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Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat is a bird sketch by illustrator Artmagenta
Common Yellowthroat
The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a New World warbler. They are abundant breeders in North America, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico. Northern races are migratory, wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range, Central America and the West Indies.

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Lesser Whitethroat

The Lesser Whitethroat is a bird drawing by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Lesser Whitethroat
The Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) breeds in Europe and Asia east to the Trans-Baikal and as far south into northern Israel. The Lesser Whitethroat is a migratory bird that winters in the south of the Sahara, mostly in East Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula and India.

 The Lesser Whitethroat lives in gardens, parks, mountains and open woodlands.

The Lesser Whitethroat feeds on spiders, molluscs, berries and insects and their larvae.

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Great Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler is  bird drawing by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Great Reed Warbler
The Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) nests in large parts of Europe (excluding UK and Iceland), in Northwest Africa and Asia as far east as western China. It is a migratory bird that winters in tropical Africa.

Great Reed warbler occurs in dense reedbeds, often with hints of bushes, near lakes and wetlands.

The Great Reed Warbler climbs and jumps in the reeds and feeds on spiders, molluscs, insects and their larvae, and berries.

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Common Whitethroat

Common Whitethroat is a bird drawing by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Common Whitethroat
The Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) is a migratory bird that breeds widely in most of Europe except the Alps, Pyrenees, Southern Portugal and Spain's inland and in northern Scandinavia. The bird also breeds in the far north Africa in Algeria and Morocco, and the winters in tropical Africa.

The Common Whitethroat occurs in open landscapes with thorny bushes and shrubs.

The Common Whitethroat lives of insects and their larvae, spiders and berries.

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Marsh Warbler

Marsh Warbler is a bird drawing by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Marsh Warbler
Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) is a migratory bird that breeds in central and eastern Europe to the Urals. It winters south of the Sahara in Africa.

The Marsh warbler lives in dense reeds, bushes and fields near water. It is a timid bird.

The Marsh warbler feeds on insects and their larvae, spiders and molluscs, and in the fall they sometimes eat berries.

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Savi's Warbler

Savi's warbler is a bird drawing by illustrator and artist Artmagenta
Savi's warbler


Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) is a migratory bird that breeds in southern Europe and western Asia. The bird winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

Savi's Warbler stays in reed, often with elements of shrubs.

Like most Warblers, it is insectivorous.

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Greenish Warbler

Greenish Warbler is a bird drawing by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Greenish Warbler
The Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) breeds from eastern Europe eastwards to the north of Asia's Pacific coast. The bird is migratory and winters in India and other South Asia.

Like most warblers the Greenish Warbler eats mainly insects.

The nest is built of grass, leaves and moss and placed on the ground in dense vegetation.

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Arctic Warbler

Arctic Warbler is a bird sketch by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Arctic Warbler
The Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) is widespread in the birch forest or mixed forest with birch near the water in Fennoscandia and northern Asia. The bird has also established itself in North America, where they breed in Alaska. The Arctic Warbler is a migratory bird and the entire population winters in Southeast Asia.

 The birds nest is built of moss and straw and is placed on the ground in a low bush.

Like most warblers the Arctic Warbler mainly eats insects.



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Reed Warbler

Reed warbler is a bird drawing by artist and illustrator Artmagenta
Reed Warbler
The reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) nests in all of Europe except Ireland and Iceland. The bird is migratory and winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

The reed warbler live in dense reeds and beach bushes near lakes, ponds, wetlands and rivers.

The reed warbler climbs and jumps skillfully in the reeds, and feed on insects and their larvae, spiders and molluscs.

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Garden Warbler

Garden warbler is a bird drawing by artist an illustrator Artmagenta
Garden warbler
Garden Warblers (Sylvia borin) is a migratory bird that breeds in northern and temperate Europe and western Asia. In August-September the bird moves to its winter quarters in tropical Africa.

Garden warbler lives hidden in the foliage, the bird is lively and rarely sits still. The garden warbler occurs most often in shrub-rich landscapes, groves and rich in herbs, deciduous and mixed forests, and thrive in well-bred parks and gardens. The garden warbler is rare in the coniferous forest.

The bird feeds by spiders, molluscs, insects and their larvae.

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Wood Warbler

Wood Warbler, a bird sketch by Artmagenta
Wood Warbler
The Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) nests over much of Europe and eastwards around to the Urals. It is consistently migratory and wintering in tropical Africa.

Visually you can distinguish it from the pine warbler and willow warbler on its brighter colors.

 The Wood Warbler lives in light deciduous and mixed forests, often beech forests, and parks. The bird feeds on spiders, molluscs, berries, insects and their larvae.

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Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler is a bird drawing by ArtMagenta
Grasshopper Warbler
The Grasshopper Warbler  (Locustella naevia) lives in open countryside, wet meadows, wetlands, riverside beaches and moors. It breeds in much of Europe and northern Asia. It is a migratory bird wintering in tropical Africa.

It is a shy bird that stays mostly on the ground and avoid flying. It is difficult to observe and is most noticeable by the song.
If you can't fly, take the car.



Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff is a bird drawing by ArtMagenta
Chiffchaff
The Chiffchaff  (Phylloscopus collybita) breeds in Europe and Asia, east to eastern Siberia, with isolated populations in northwestern Africa, northern and western Turkey and northwestern Iran. It breeds in much of Europe except Iceland and parts of Spain and Greece.

It is a migratory bird which, in its range, is one of the first passerine to return to their nesting area in spring and among the last to move in late autumn. They winters in western and southern Europe, the Mediterranean and south of Sahara.



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