Hume's Warbler
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal trees, sycamores (rare).
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: Duller cousin of Yellow-browed Warbler.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Hume's Warbler sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Iberian ChiffchaffEpic · Mature trees (rare migrant)
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- Eastern Crowned WarblerLegendary · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Greenish WarblerRare · Mature trees (rare passage)
- Two-barred Greenish WarblerLegendary · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Western Bonelli's WarblerEpic · Oak woods (rare)
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