Atlas of nesting birds in Bulgaria

Common Grasshopper Warbler

(Locustella naevia)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 0 – 5 pairs

Distribution pattern

With dispersed distribution mainly along the Danube River (the Belene Lowland, the region of the Srebarna Lake, the Kalimok fishponds) and along the Black Sea coast (the Durankulak Lake, the Burgas Wetlands, Baltata, and marshy areas along the Ropotamo River). Observations of single specimens have also been made in the area of the Sofia Field, the former Straldzha Marsh and along the Maritsa River Valley. Most of the observations, although of singing male specimens, are probably of migrating birds

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Breeding distribution 2013 – 2020 – The distribution and the estimation of the population size of the species for the period 2013 – 2020 is presented –

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Most of the observations are made around bogs and marshes with dense and high grasses, as well as in dense ruderal vegetation with single low bushes by water bodies, including such with water–fringe vegetation, rarely in dense grasses near fens, transition mires and springs or in other annual grass crops.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed