A small bird with a broad cream stripe above the eye and dark streaks on its back. It is a summer visitor to Britain and winters in Africa south of the Sahara.
The upperparts are brown with dark streaks, the underparts are creamy white, and a broad pale stripe runs above the eye.
It perches among waterside vegetation and gives a loud, rambling song. It is seen in Britain in summer and moves to Africa south of the Sahara for winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.