Reed Warblers in Switzerland
Our list for Switzerland has 5 reed warblers recorded regularly there: 3 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Switzerland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sedge Warbler 12–13 cm
- Aquatic Warbler 12–13 cm
- Moustached Warbler 12–13 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Marsh Warbler 13–14 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made