Chiff Chaff - Anglesey 06/03/2022 (1 Viewer)

[AFeather]

Is this a pale common chiff chaff?

Photographed through a window into shade, no calls heard.

Thanks

 

[Mark Lew1s]

Looks good for a tristis

 

[AFeather]

Thanks, I was wondering...

 

[AFeather]

This bird is still hanging around my garden, very active but still no sound.

It spends almost all of its time foraging on the ground, something I don't usually associate with chiff chaffs.

Am I wrong to make this association?

 

[Richard D]

This bird is still hanging around my garden, very active but still no sound.

It spends almost all of its time foraging on the ground, something I don't usually associate with chiff chaffs.

Am I wrong to make this association?

I've seen them on the ground but not for sustained periods. Certainly not behaviour I would normally associate with Chiff Chaffs, but maybe there's a good insect source in that spot.

 

[AFeather]

maybe there's a good insect source in that spot

Spot on - its in a pig pen which gets scattered with mixed seed when the animals are absent. Lots of species love it, not usually chiff chaffs