Sedge Warblers
I’ve had great views of Sedge Warblers in Somerset. They manage to fly non-stop from sub-Saharan Africa to the exact spot they left the year before.
That’s impressive. Their life expectancy is just two years.
We’re on Westray when we see one:
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-725x408.jpg)
Aren’t they fabulous? I decide to persist, to see if I can get closer and get a clear shot with a less distracting background.
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar-3-725x408.jpg)
That’s a bit better.
It’s a fast moving insect eater. Unlike other Warblers I’m unlikely to hear it sing. As soon as the male gets a mate it stops singing.
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar-4-725x483.jpg)
I’ve always liked this ‘doing the splits’ pose:
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar-5-725x408.jpg)
It’s ten grammes of vibrant life.
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar-6-725x408.jpg)
It’s the only warbler which breeds in Westray.
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar-7-725x408.jpg)
It’s a long way to come to raise your family. It’s 1,800 miles of continuous flying one way. Then it’s 1,800 miles of continuous flying back.
![Sedge Warbler - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sedge-Warbler-The-Hall-of-Einar--725x408.jpg)
Westray is worth it.