Michele Mendi

Medium-sized warbler, feeds chiefly on insects, also other invertebrates, taken mostly from or near ground. Nominate cetti breeds in W and S Europe to Asia Minor and North Africa; orientalis Turkey to Crimea, N Iran (Zagros Mts.) and N Afghanistan; albiventris Iran to Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and W Xinjiang. Prefers watersides and swamps, in lower and more fragmented bushy cover away from woodlands. The European population is increasing and the status is Least Concern. Resident in Europe.

Season of assessment

B

Population trendStable
Population size
(min-max, best estimate)		4080000-6550000,5110000
Red List categoryLC
Franks, S., Fiedler, W., Arizaga, J., Jiguet, F., Nikolov, B., van der Jeugd, Ambrosini, R, Aizpurua, O., Bairlein, F., Clark, J., Fattorini, N, Hammond, M., Higgins, D, Levering, H., Skellorn, W., Spina, F, Thorup, K. Walker, J., Woodward, I. and Baillie, S.R. (1) (2022) Online Atlas of the movements of European bird populations. https://migrationatlas.org EURING/CMS (1) Principal investigator
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Connectivité globale pour Bouscarle de Cetti

As to be expected from a resident bird, it does not show a clear migration direction, but generally, the recoveries are north of the ringing location, illustrating the mechanism of northward expansion through post-breeding dispersal in this species. Birds ringed in S Italy were recovered in N Italy. Birds ringed in S and E spain were recovered in NW and NE Spain, SW France and one bird in NW France. Birds ringed in W France were recovered in S UK, NW France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Inside the UK, most birds are recovered W or NW from the ringing location. Birds ringed in Belgium were recovered in the Netherlands, but also vice versa. Two birds ringed in Belgium were recovered in SE UK.

Contrôles par Condition for Bouscarle de Cetti

From 1961 to 1990 only 3% of recoveries concerned dead birds, there were no birds shot. From 1991 virtually all recoveries concerned alive birds. The few dead birds were found in the UK, France, N Italy and C Spain.

Annual Movements for Bouscarle de Cetti

During the whole year, birds are concentrated in the S UK, the Low Countries, W France, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. In Nov - Feb birds seems to be a bit more concentrated along the coasts near their breeding areas. Apart from this, there are no clear movements visible.

Connectivité par mois par région pour Bouscarle de Cetti

Birds ringed in UK were always recovered inside the UK but there is no clear pattern by month. Some birds ringed Aug - Sep in NW France were recovered in the UK in Oct. Also in NW Europe there is no clear pattern. Several birds ringed in May - Jul were recovered along the North-Sea coast in Sep - Dec. In Italy birds ringed in Aug -Dec in C and S Italy were recovered in N Italy in Sep - Apr. On the Iberian Peninsula many birds encountered in C Iberia in Apr - Jul are found near the Atlantic or Mediterranean coast in Aug - Jan. Interesting is a bird ringed in May 2015 on Menorca that was recovered in C Spain in May 2016. A bird ringed in July 2002 in S Spain was recovered in NE France in March 2003, a long migration distance for this species.

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