A beginner's guide to... warblers

About this episode

This episode features a beginner's guide to warblers, focusing on their calls, songs, and identification characteristics.

The next episode in our 'a beginner's guide to' series with bird expert and Gibraltar Point Warden Richard Doan puts the spotlight on warblers. Learn the basics from calls and songs to easily identifiable characteristics of this group of birds. There are 13 species commonly found in Lincolnshire and 9 of those right here at Gibraltar Point where Melvyn and Richard explore different habitats on the look out for them. Audio credits Some bird sound recordings featured in this episode were sourced from Xeno-canto. All recordings remain the property of their respective recordists and are used in accordance with their stated Creative Commons licences. All recordings have been credited to their original recordist. These sounds were included for education purposes and used only in non-monetised content. For full details, please refer to the original recordings on Xeno-canto. Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) song by Lee Adler (XC795900); Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) song by Anthony McGeehan (XC1106221); Common whitethroat (Curruca communis) song by David Darrell-Lambert (XC1136650); Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) song by Paul Driver (XC1024202); Sedge warbler…

People in this episode

Host: Melvyn

Guest: Richard Doan

Topics covered

• warblers
• bird calls
• bird songs
• bird identification
• habitats
• Lincolnshire wildlife

Keywords

• warblers
• bird expert
• Gibraltar Point
• bird sounds
• Lincolnshire
• birdwatching
• nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Places: Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire

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