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Sparks, T. H.; Huber, K.; Bland, R. L.; Crick, H. Q. P.; Croxton, P. J.; Flood, J.; Loxton, R. G.; Mason, C. F.; Newnham, J.A.; Tryjanowski, P. 2007. How consistent are trends in arrival (and departure) dates of migrant birds in the UK? Journal of Ornithology 148: 503-511.
Szymański, P. and Antczak, M. 2013. Structural heterogeneity of linear habitats positively affects Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria, Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis and Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca in farmland of Western Poland. Bird Study 60(4): 484-490.
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Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Curruca communis. Downloaded from
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