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Birds seen on heathland in the UK: Whitethroat

Andy Holt - Whitethroat, Sylvia communis 14-16cm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.holt/digiscope/whitethroat/wt.htm
Read brief description of natural habitat of bird that can be sighted across much of Britain during summer months. Colour images of male, female, and habitat. 

Ashley Crombet-Beolens - Common Whitethroat
http://www.beolens.co.uk/digiscoping/galleries/Whitethroat/
Help improve identification of the whitethroat in the field by studying colour photographs of the bird in natural environment. 

British Garden Birds - Whitethroat
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/whitethroat.htm
Download colour image depicts whitethroat in natural habitat. Also offers advice on identifying the male from female, feeding, and breeding.  

British Trust for Ornithology - Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004/wcrwhite.htm
Get to know bird that gave cause for serious concern but recently numbers have increased slightly. Scan table containing population changes for Whitethroat, plus colour image.

BTO - Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
http://blx1.bto.org/atlases/WH-atlas.html
Scan three maps indicating numbers of whitethroat found within 10km squares, from British Trust for Ornithology. Supplies colour-coded data for 1976 and 1993.

Digitalwildlife - Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
http://www.digitalwildlife.co.uk/birds/Whitethroat.htm
Get to grips with the physical appearance of the whitethroat by studying three large sharp-focus colour images. Shows trade-mark white throat. 

Digitalwildlife - Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
http://www.digitalwildlife.co.uk/birds/Whitethroat.htm
Recognise the physical appearance of the whitethroat by studying three large sharp-focus colour images. Shows trade-mark white throat. 

Kenya Birds - Common Whitethroat
http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/whitethroat.htm
Find out where the whitethroat travels  when it leaves the shores of Britain and Scandinavia in the autumn. See side-profile colour image.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Whitethroat
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/w/whitethroat/
Learn about the whitethroat that spends its summer in UK but flies thousands of miles to Africa to winter. Supplies colour illustration plus distribution map.

Woodland Trust: Nature Detectives - Whitethroat
http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/Identify/Birds/whitethroat.htm
Not the best of singers, this bird can be heard over much of UK except the mountains of Scotland. Supplies description of appearance and habitat. 

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