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The Wet Woodland Bird Survey
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Appearance |
A small
warbler, olive-brown above, dull buffy white below, with a narrow buff coloured
eyestrip. The juvenile is yellower below than the adult. Size:10.5-11.5cm
tall |
Voice |
The song
is a distinct chiff-chaff-chiff-chaff, repeated. Call is a sharp hueet.
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Habitat |
Heaths,
woods and hedges. |
Food |
Insects. |
Breeding
Habits |
4-9 eggs in a domed nest
on the ground. Incubation takes 13-14 days and fledging takes 12-15 days.
Size:1-2 broods per year; April-May. |
Location
in Wet Woodland |
This bird was seen and
heard in the stony area and scrubby area. It was observed in these areas, as they
contain plenty of sparse trees from which the chiffchaff can sing.
It was mostly seen and heard singing and calling from tall trees. It was also sometimes
seen feeding on insects. |
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