Dartford Warbler
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Sylvia undata
Rare & very local residents with 3,000 breeding pairs in Britain.
Declines in severe Winters like in 1963 & only vagrant to Ireland.
In Britain, they confined to Norfolk, Devon, Suffolk & Dorset.
A few breed in Mediterranean & North West Africa.
They are mainly resident birds.
The Male has a grey back and head, reddish underparts, and a red eye.
The reddish throat is spotted with white.
The Female is paler below, especially on the throat, and a browner grey above.
The Female's throat also has white spots, although they are smaller and less marked than in the male.
Juveniles are similar to females.
The song is a distinctive rattling warble.