Barred Warbler

The barred warbler is the largest Curruca warbler, 15.5–17 centimetres long and 22–36 grams, mainly grey above and whitish below. Adult males are dark grey above with white tips to the wing coverts and tail feathers, and heavily barred below. The female is similar but slightly paler, with only light barring. The song is a pleasant chattering like a garden warbler's with many clear notes, but harsher and less melodious, slightly higher pitched, with some resemblance to the common whitethroat's. (Wikipedia, general species account)

This strongly migratory passerine breeds across temperate regions of central and eastern Europe and western and central Asia and winters in tropical eastern Africa. It is a bird of open country with bushes for nesting, with habitat preferences very similar to the red-backed shrike's. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles and holds three to seven eggs. Like most warblers it is mainly insect-eating, but it also takes berries and soft fruit extensively in late summer and autumn. (Wikipedia, general species account)