Garden ID Please

[astafjevs]

It'd still be a chiffchaff, Mike.

[PeterB]

but one that likes Abba and Volvo's

[The Actor]

Originally Posted by PeterB

but one that likes Abba and Volvo's

So it'll be very boring then.

[clydebirder]

Originally Posted by Winterkoning

Hio John

Firstly thanks everyone for your explanations............Ive listed it as a Chiffchaff

its out of focus due to the fact Camera was being used on Manual.....First it was on the Fence

amongst House sparrows it flew to the Tree and was there for around 10 seconds before I could Focus in properly - it had gone [ Sods Law ]

If its from Scandanavien would it still be a Chiffchaff or some thing else John

Cheers Mike

Hi Mike, it would still be a Chiffchaff, Northern and Eastern European sub-species of Chiffchaff on average have a more prominant eyestripe than the British and Western European birds

cheers, John

[chaz g harrison]

I may be swimming against the tide here but I find the only reliable way of separating a chiffchaff from a willow warbler is the song. I wil continue to note "willow-chaff" for all my silent sightings. The subtle differences people claim to use are just too difficult to be of any use when a bird is seen in the canopy. It is unfortunate that the two share much the same habitat, however I gather that the willow warbler's territory is drifting north as the climate changes and there are some areas down here in the soft south where they are now scarce.

So why not rely on your springtime observations for the year list, when the birds proclaim their species with the beauty of the willow warbler's song, or the monotony of the chiffchaff?

Chaz

[Winterkoning]

Originally Posted by clydebirder

Hi Mike, it would still be a Chiffchaff, Northern and Eastern European sub-species of Chiffchaff on average have a more prominant eyestripe than the British and Western European birds

cheers, John

Hi John

Thats what I was looking for John.....didnt know how to call it [ Sub-species ]

Yes...naturally it must still be a Chiffchaff.....sorry about that....again John thanks

for the Logical explaination

Cheers Mike