Garden warbler

Sylvia borin
Old world warblers (Sylviidae)

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Brown songbird with a large round head and short bill. A large dark eye with light edge and dark eye stripe. Evenly coloured with a lighter belly compared to the back and wings, the neck is a little more greyish. Relatively short wings held below the body. 

Prefers mixed forest and shrubbery and has a very melodic singing.

⇔ l. 13-14 cm

Despite the name not often found in gardens, only to feed on berries in autumn.

LA:
≈ The LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS (Nightingale) is a little larger and more red brown. 
≈ The MUSCICAPA STRIATA (Spotted flycatcher) has a marked head. 
≈ The singing of the SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA (Blackcap) is very similar but the Blackcap is more colourful.

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