One of those birds you will hear before you see it. The sound of the sedge warbler (and that of the reed warbler) is very distinctive, but difficult to describe - its a long but varied series of scratchy noises and whistles. Sedge warblers tend to start singing in the lower reeds or branches of a tree, often moving to the top while singing. Sometimes they will even finish with a little 'song flight' a few feet into the air. When you do spot them, their most distinctive feature is a very broad pale stripe above the eye. This one was singing in the trees quite close to the roadside at Druridge Bay.