The Lesser Whitethroat 



THIS little bird is far less numerous than 

 its better known relative, the Common 

 or Greater Whitethroat. You are most likely 

 to meet with it in the south and east of 

 England, whither it will return to a favourite 

 haunt in a thick old hedgerow, year after 

 year, with the utmost regularity. 



It is a little over five inches in length, 

 light slaty grey in colour on its head, and 

 greyish brown on its upper parts. The wing 

 and tail feathers are dusky, edged with 

 greyish brown, whereas in the case of its 

 larger and better known relative, these 

 feathers are bordered with chestnut brown. 

 The throat and under parts are white, 

 faintly tinged on the breast and sides with 

 pink. 



The Lesser Whitethroat, like many other 

 members of the Warbler family, spends the 

 winter in southern Europe and northern 

 Africa. Upon arriving in England in the 



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