Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810)
FZ
FATWA
12260
Family: Passeriformes > Cisticolidae
Zitting Cisticola is a small, brown warbler, and a very rare visitor to Britain & Ireland from southern European wetlands, where it breeds.
Largely resident in habits, it is thought that European birds may be partial migrants. Zitting Cisticola was recorded breeding on the Channel Islands in 2009.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Norfolk, 1976 (Co. Cork, 1962) |
DISTRIBUTION
The first confirmed breeding by Zitting Cisticolas in the region covered by the Britain & Ireland bird atlases was recorded at Port Soif on Guernsey in 2009. This followed a singing male on Alderney in 2008 and previous unconfirmed breeding reports there.
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
| No. occupied in breeding season | 2 |
| % occupied in breeding season | 0.07 |
| No. occupied in winter | 1 |
| % occupied in winter | 0.03 |
European Distribution Map
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
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Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution Change 1968–72 to 2008–11.
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Britain and Ireland Winter Distribution Change 1981–84 to 2007–11
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Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Zitting Cisticola, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: FZ | 5-letter code: FATWA | Euring: 12260 |
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