
Within the natural-historical park “Kuzminki-Lyublino”, Mospriroda specialists managed to {photograph} a small, modestly coloured fowl — a marsh warbler.
The marsh warbler lives in overgrown floodplains of small rivers, in moist or comparatively dry areas with a predominance of tall grass and with a small variety of shrubs. Throughout migrations, it may be seen in reed beds.
These birds choose to settle at a brief distance from one another. Often they prepare their dwelling on vertical stems of herbaceous crops, much less typically — on bushes. Right here it’s handy for the reed warbler to make a nest-cup.
Marsh warblers feed on small bugs and their larvae, in addition to spiders. This can be very uncommon on the finish of summer time that they will add fruits to their weight loss plan. In autumn, these birds can now not be discovered within the capital’s pure territories, in August they fly to India for the winter, from the place they return to Moscow solely on the finish of spring.
The voice of the reed warbler resembles a nightingale. They’ll additionally sing all night time, and males may even sing whereas consuming.
Within the capital, you could find a number of extra species of reed warblers — reed and thrush, that are listed within the Crimson Guide of Moscow below the primary class of rarity, in addition to the badger warbler (positioned within the supervisory listing of the Crimson Guide of Moscow) and the backyard warbler. These birds are comparable in look, however differ within the method of singing and habitat.
The marsh reed warbler isn’t included within the listing of uncommon species, however it wants habitat conservation. So as to not disturb the birds and their offspring, it is best to stroll alongside paths and paths in pure areas.