Sylviid Warblers in Shetland Islands
Our list for Shetland Islands has 5 sylviid warblers recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Shetland Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Nov
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Whitethroat 11–13 cm
- Subalpine Warbler 11–13 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Whitethroat 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 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