#reedwarbler

Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Along with the Oriental reed warbler of yesterday, these birds are the mainstay of our reed beds. As its English name implies, the species is well-marked by distinct black lines on its face. A little smaller in its shape than the Oriental reed warbler, and with a slightly subdued, high-pitched voice. Their silhouettes and calls continues to fly over the reed beds today.

コヨシキリ 昨日のオオヨシキリと並ぶ、当地の葦原の主役。"Black-browed reed warbler"の英名の通り、顔の上にはっきりした黒い線がよく目立つ。オオヨシキリよりも一回り小柄な姿と、声も少し控えめな高い音域の響きが、今日も葦原を飛び交っている。

Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis How lively their voices are everywhere in the reed beds that dot our region. Their resonant call even through the night was so loud that Matsuo Basho, the famous haiku poet, even accused them of disturbing his "peaceful sleep" in his haiku. "The reed warbler cries out to me that I cannot do anything and just want to sleep. Please let me sleep quietly!" We can see their majestic, feathery silhouettes sometimes through the reeds.

オオヨシキリ 当地に点在する葦原では、どこでもまあにぎやかなこと。 夜にも響く大声量は、かの松尾芭蕉をして 「能なしの　眠たし我を　行々子」 とその"安眠妨害"を俳句で非難せしめたほど。 羽毛を逆立てた雄々しい姿を、時々葦の間から見せてくれる。