Birds Around Me

Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is olive-green warbler, underparts pale but rather drab. A pale eye-rin, though not very prominent, is often more obvious that the pale eyebrow. Both sexes are similar, juvenile same as adult but a bit brighter. Often seen flicking its tail and wings.  Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is summer visitor to the U.K., spend most winter around the Mediterranean or in Africa, south of Sahara. A small number spends winter in the U.K. as well. Easily confused with Willow Warbler , and when not singing best separated by dark legs and predominatly dark bill. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is a leaf warbler and is one of few British birds to call its name, and its plaintive song delivered from still-leafless treea ia one of the first signs of spring.  -- Ashutosh Jhureley @BirdsAroundMe My unfinished List of Birds (पक्षियों की अपूर्ण  सूची): https://birds.rekabira.in/p/this-i...

Common Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler Both Common Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler belong to the same family - Phylloscopus. They arrive in the UK at the same time of the year and look extremely similar. I spotted a bird pictured in the blog yesterday (26-June-2020) around Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth. Not able to exactly ID this one so seeking help from fellow birders and experts on Twitter and Flickr. I am adding more pictures in the blog to help identify and posting the comments from twitter (@BirdsAroundMe) as a reference and as a log. Avaneesh Shukla @avienvironment This is common chiffchaff or simply the chiffchaff,is a common&widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic. Birds Around Me @birdsaroundme Replying to @avienvironment Thanks a lot. For my future reference why not Willow Warbler? I was confused because of colour of legs. Avaneesh Shukla @avienvironment The easiest way to tell these two bird...