Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia

Features

The common grasshopper warbler is more often heard than seen. We recognise it by the monotonous mechanical insect-like reeling. In appearance, we can recognise it by its olive-brown, dark-streaked upperside and a light neck and chest.

Species	Bird
Living space	Meadow, Swamp
Size	12,5 - 13,5 cm
Weight	13 g

Description

The common grasshopper warbler nests in wet areas with thick vegetation or in a tussock of grass or herbs, but more often we encounter it in dry, grass-growing clearings in forests and in young growth in forest clearances. The common grasshopper warbler is a migratory bird which flies long distances and winters in Africa. It nests in Slovenia and is considered to be a very rare summer species.