Dartford Warbler
Curruca undataJFMAMJJASOND
A scratchy whitethroat that stays in the gorse all year. Almost lost after the hard winter of 1962–63, now back on southern heaths.
Sounds like
A short, scratchy, rattling warble from the top of a gorse bush, and a harsh, buzzing 'tchurr' call.
Remember it
A scratchy whitethroat that stays in the gorse all year. Almost lost after the hard winter of 1962–63, now back on southern heaths.
When and where
Listening for the dartford warbler
Side by side
Often confused with
Play them one after the other and listen for the difference.
Could you pick out a dartford warbler?
Hear a song, choose from four birds, and build your streak.
Same habitat
Also in heath
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaJFMAMJJASOND
A fast, pleasant twittering with soft trills and buzzes, often from the top of a gorse bush or a flock in flight.
Skylark
Alauda arvensisJFMAMJJASOND
An endless, rapid stream of warbling and trilling from high in the sky, sometimes for minutes without a break.
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusJFMAMJJASOND
The male's soft, far-carrying 'cuck-oo', the second note lower, repeated again and again.
