No. 9 Warblers
(Note - Click on photo to enlarge image) Warblers comprise a large family of small insect-eating birds. Most of them have attractive songs and all species inhabit woodland, shrubs or tall vegetation habitats (particularly reed beds). They are all very lively and nimble in their movements and constantly hop or fly from one perch to another. Many spend long periods concealed in the vegetation, which can make it very difficult to either see or identify them. There are about 25 Warbler species that are known to be resident or that migrate through Cyprus. Identification of individual species is much easier if you can learn the individual songs or alarm calls, but this can be quite a challenge in itself, particularly when the birds tend to be hard to see most of the time. A few of the more common and easily identified of Cyprus warblers are briefly described and shown below. Sardinian Warbler. This is one of the most commonly seen species as it tends to briefly sit up on an eas...