the first sedge warbler i saw, or hear at first, on the banks of the river conwy was a truly memorable experience- i thought at the time it was the best songster ever!
Saw my first sedge warbler today - at least, that’s what the Merlin app told me it was from its extremely loud and frantic song! Came here to check and I’m sure it was right. Very happy to have another bird to look out for on walks in the local water meadows 🙂
Realise I'm over a decade late to this video but to me the sedge and reed warbler songs are quite easy to separate: Reed warblers sound like a kid playing with a toy laser gun, pressing various buttons for it to reel through its programmed list of noises. Sedge warblers deliver a babble of absolute nonsense with (crucially) notable flutey high notes which the reed warbler song never has.
Thank you, what a good account of the differences between these two lovely little birds:)
the first sedge warbler i saw, or hear at first, on the banks of the river conwy was a truly memorable experience- i thought at the time it was the best songster ever!
Saw my first sedge warbler today - at least, that’s what the Merlin app told me it was from its extremely loud and frantic song! Came here to check and I’m sure it was right. Very happy to have another bird to look out for on walks in the local water meadows 🙂
Very helpful and informative. Thank you 👍
Realise I'm over a decade late to this video but to me the sedge and reed warbler songs are quite easy to separate:
Reed warblers sound like a kid playing with a toy laser gun, pressing various buttons for it to reel through its programmed list of noises.
Sedge warblers deliver a babble of absolute nonsense with (crucially) notable flutey high notes which the reed warbler song never has.
Sedge warbler sounds like a scratchier version of a skylark to me.
Great video 🤙 love warblers, I just did a vid on Dartford Warblers on my channel, love em 😍😉🤙