Definition of Dartford warbler in English:

Dartford warbler

nounˈdɑːtfəd

A long-tailed non-migratory warbler with grey upper parts and purplish-brown underparts, found in western Europe and North Africa.
Sylvia undata, family Sylviidae
Example sentencesExamples
- He said: ‘If that were to increase, we might well see many more nightjars and even the arrival of the Dartford warblers, which we don't have yet.
- The re-colonisation of Suffolks heaths by the rare Dartford warbler has reached a new milestone, with more than one hundred breeding pairs in the county last year.
- Recent Dartford warbler arrivals included a male at Sizewell in December 1994 which stayed until early January followed by another at Walberswick Common (a former nesting haunt) throughout January, February and March 1995.
- The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meanwhile, says the Thames Basin is home to 264 male nightjars (about 8% of the bird's total numbers in the UK), 149 pairs of woodlark and 445 pairs of Dartford warblers.
- The Dartford warbler is an active, inquisitive bird rarely allowing us more than a fleeting glimpse before diving for cover in gorse and heather.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dartford in Kent, England, where the bird was first seen.

单词	Dartford warbler
释义	Definition of Dartford warbler in English: Dartford warbler nounˈdɑːtfəd A long-tailed non-migratory warbler with grey upper parts and purplish-brown underparts, found in western Europe and North Africa. Sylvia undata, family Sylviidae Example sentencesExamples He said: ‘If that were to increase, we might well see many more nightjars and even the arrival of the Dartford warblers, which we don't have yet. The re-colonisation of Suffolks heaths by the rare Dartford warbler has reached a new milestone, with more than one hundred breeding pairs in the county last year. Recent Dartford warbler arrivals included a male at Sizewell in December 1994 which stayed until early January followed by another at Walberswick Common (a former nesting haunt) throughout January, February and March 1995. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meanwhile, says the Thames Basin is home to 264 male nightjars (about 8% of the bird's total numbers in the UK), 149 pairs of woodlark and 445 pairs of Dartford warblers. The Dartford warbler is an active, inquisitive bird rarely allowing us more than a fleeting glimpse before diving for cover in gorse and heather. Origin Late 18th century: from Dartford in Kent, England, where the bird was first seen.
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