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Bluethroat: Latin name, Luscinia svecica cyanecula
Length: 14 cm. Wingspan: 22 cm. Weight 15-23g.
A solitary bird with a lifespan of up to 5 years.
L. svecica cyanecula (white-spotted bluethroat) of southern and central Europe, have a white spot in the centre of the blue bib
Habitats: Favouring wet places such as swampy grounds and edge or reedbeds. The images of this Bluethroat were taken on the morning of the 25th September 2014 after a typically dry summer here in Alicante, in a small tree about twenty metres from a dried up reed bed.
The song from this male bird was very melodious, similar to a robin song, but lasting longer and more vigorously powerful.
Nesting: A small grassy cup, low to ground; discreetly hidden in dense vegetation.
One brood five to seven eggs laid from May to June, moult begins in July for up to forty-five days.
Feeding: forages on ground near to cover for insects, seeds and berries.
The United-Kingdom male Bluethroat varies with a reddish spot on the throat instead of a white spot, as seen on this male in Alicante Spain.
The female in both countries usually have a blackish crescent with a cream coloured breast and throat. Newly fledged juveniles have a freckled breast and spotted dark brown plumage above.
Read MoreLength: 14 cm. Wingspan: 22 cm. Weight 15-23g.
A solitary bird with a lifespan of up to 5 years.
L. svecica cyanecula (white-spotted bluethroat) of southern and central Europe, have a white spot in the centre of the blue bib
Habitats: Favouring wet places such as swampy grounds and edge or reedbeds. The images of this Bluethroat were taken on the morning of the 25th September 2014 after a typically dry summer here in Alicante, in a small tree about twenty metres from a dried up reed bed.
The song from this male bird was very melodious, similar to a robin song, but lasting longer and more vigorously powerful.
Nesting: A small grassy cup, low to ground; discreetly hidden in dense vegetation.
One brood five to seven eggs laid from May to June, moult begins in July for up to forty-five days.
Feeding: forages on ground near to cover for insects, seeds and berries.
The United-Kingdom male Bluethroat varies with a reddish spot on the throat instead of a white spot, as seen on this male in Alicante Spain.
The female in both countries usually have a blackish crescent with a cream coloured breast and throat. Newly fledged juveniles have a freckled breast and spotted dark brown plumage above.
