Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 

Acrocephalus arundinaceus,

known as “Reed warbler” in English or “Τσιχλοποταμίδα” in Greek

is a small but visibly larger bird than the well-known sparrow.

 

It is a migrant that leaves the tropical Africa in Summer and arrives in Europe

where it stays until September.

 

Although it is considered ‘a reed bird’,

it usually avoids tall and dense reeds.

Instead,

it is seen in low reed vegetation

found in lakes, canals or small streams.

 

Its diet consists mostly of larger insects.

 

Its nest is a deep cavity of grass and reed leaves

fixed between vertical reed stems above the surface of the water.

 

A rather solitary bird that lives up to 5 years.

 

 

302_7519 [Acrocephalus arundinaceus]

The pictures were taken at the banks of Lake Kerkini

in Northern Greece.