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Wetland Dawn Chorus

David Attenborough presents the third of four recordings marking Dawn Chorus Day: a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk.

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David Attenborough presents the third of four recordings marking Dawn Chorus Day: a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk. On clear moonlit nights the chorus can be an almost continuous chatter and includes reed and sedge warblers, reed bunting and even a bittern, with its booming, foghorn-like call.

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Tue 4 May 2021 05:58

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

The image shows a Sedge Warbler which can be heard in the Wetland Dawn Chorus.Β  Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com).

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  • Mon 5 May 2014 05:58
  • Sun 11 May 2014 08:58
  • Thu 30 Apr 2015 05:58
  • Tue 7 May 2019 05:58
  • Tue 4 May 2021 05:58

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