reel-bird
/ˈriːlbəːd/English regional (East Anglian ). Now historical and rare
noun
Either of two Eurasian warblers having a song that is a high-pitched, mechanical-sounding trill, Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides, and the grasshopper warbler, L. naevia.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Brown. From reel + bird; compare quots. 1856, 1906.