There are an estimated 17,000 singing male Wood Warbler in
Britain in any one year with the majority occurring in Wales
and the north-east of Scotland and an estimated 6 - 7
million breeding pairs across Europe. It has two song types,
often (but not always) given alternately; a high-pitched
fluid metallic trill of increasing tempo and a series of
three to five descending piping notes of lower pitch.
Wood Warbler is far from common in S. Gloucestershire;
2012: (4)
At Frampton Cotterell
there were two between the fruit farm and the R. Frome
on May 1st; Two males on May 2nd,
one at the New Passage STW, one in trees at Aust Cliff/ Old
Passage;
2010: (1)
A
male was noted singing from Savage's Wood near Bradley Stoke
on May 8th at around 07:00.
2009: (2)
A
singing male was reported early morning from New Passage on
April 14th; At Almondsbury one was noted along Marshwall
Lane in a mixed flock of small passerines on August 2nd.
2008: (2)
One was reported in song from Aust Warth on May 4th; One was
noted with a 'tit flock' on July 7th at Emerson's Green.
2007: (2)
On the 21st April one was seen well at Oldbury Power
Station, it was singing for around 20 minutes until around
09:25 in the trees by the entrance, then along the bridleway
towards the shore; On the 25th April one was reported at
Oldbury Power Station singing in trees in the north-east
corner of Lagoon I (by ruins of old building) at 07:15.
2006: (2)
A
presumed male was seen and heard in song near Iron Acton on
the 22nd April; An adult was noted at Severn Beach on the
3rd May.
2005: (3)
One was heard at Lower Woods, Hawksbury on the 18th April;
One was noted at Vineyard's Brake, Thornbury on the 26th
April; A single singing male was seen and photographed at
New Passage on the 2nd May.
Wood Warbler at New Passage. May 2005. Paul Bowerman.
2004: (1)
A
singing male was located approximately one kilometre south
of Severn Beach on the 2nd May.
2003: (1)
One was seen in the coastal scrub at Severn Beach on the
23rd April.
1997: (1)
One was reported on the 2nd August at Oldbury Power Station.
1996: (1)
One was reported on the 21st April at Oldbury Power Station.
1993: (1)
One was reported on the 17th July at Oldbury Power Station.
1982: (1)
A
single male was reported from Savage's Wood in Patchway
between the 22nd April and the 2nd June.
1981: (1)
Singing male were reported from Hill between the 18th April
and the 14th June.
1977: (1)
A
single singing male was reported from Hanham Woods sometime
between the 30th April and the 7th July.
1975: (3)
Singing males were reported from Inglestone Common, New
Passage and Hallen between the 19th April and the 13th July.
1974: (1)
A
singing male was reported from Oakford south of Marshfield
between the 26th April and the 27th May.
1969: (2)
Breeding season reports come from Winterbourne and Stoke
Park.
1966: (2)
Single birds were noted at Littleton-on-Severn and Oakford
between April and June.
1965: (1)
One was seen at Oakford south of Marshfield on May 2nd.
1964: (Several)
Singing birds were noted at Hallen and near Marshfield, no
specific dates or locations were given.
1962: (1)
One was noted at Littleton-on-Severn brickworks on the 23rd
April.
1957: (Several)
Several singing males were resident in area of c.288.25²
kilometres (111.25² miles) enclosed by the following
boundaries: From the S. Gloucestershire recording area
boundary north to Tormarton, and roads through Old Sodbury,
Yate, Iron Acton, Rudgeway, Patchway and Filton, two males
from Lygrove Grove near St. Catherine and two from Aldermoor
Wood.
1944: (2)
Two males were heard on the 7th May in full song in a small
roadside copse at Petty France near Badminton. Although
known as a regular summer visitor to various suitable
habitats in S. Gloucestershire, there is apparently no
previous record for this particular locality.