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Marsh Warbler/Eurasian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

524Records since 2000
JunePeak month
28Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr4
May151
Jun211
Jul33
Aug22
Sep69
Oct31
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Shetland Islands —357
2Orkney Islands Scotland42
3East Riding of Yorkshire England30
4Kent England12
5Suffolk England10
6Norfolk England8
7Isles of Scilly England6
8Fife Scotland5
9Gwynedd Wales4
10East Lothian Scotland4
11Aberdeen City Scotland4
12Devon England3
13North Yorkshire England3
14Pembrokeshire Wales3
15Scottish Borders Scotland3
89 England422 Scotland9 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
524
Peak month
June
Counties with records
28
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Acrocephalus palustris
Also known as
Marsh Warbler
Group
Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000
75
Most recorded in
Shetland Islands
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Acrocephalidae
Genus
Acrocephalus
Name with authority
Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein, 1798)
Described
1798
Contributing datasets
6

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q210422 · GBIF 2493136