reed warbler

American  

noun

1. a small Old World warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, inhabiting marshy places.

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reed warbler British  

noun

1. any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus , esp A. scirpaceus , that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage

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Etymology

Origin of reed warbler

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Messiaen provided florid descriptions of the movements, and in this one the reed warbler is the great orator of his local lily pond.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021

The huge central movement, the one that can last over a half-hour, represents 27 hours in the life of the reed warbler.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Frogs croak, a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021

"We filmed frogs and lots of different species of bird, including the Basra reed warbler which is one of the world's endangered species," Mr Foote said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2011

The reed warbler was beginning to sing, and little landrails were creeping out of the green sedges, the lilies were closing and letting themselves down.

From Fated to Be Free by Ingelow, Jean