Limburg, Netherlands - Common Chiffchaff or ,,,,? (1 Viewer)

[Bertus]

Yesterday morning in rare sunlight, near lake, singing, not shy. Definitely some yellow above eye and under feathers, but I put up the colours a bit. Thanks for advice...

 

[Richard Prior]

How would you describe the song Bertus?

 

[Bertus]

Continuous, repeating, high tones, bit like a finch, I should check again, but i think that's why they call it chifffchaff. A bit of yellow is not easy to find around here, but maybe here: Common Chiffchaff: Harbinger of Spring. Any other candidate?

 

[Xenospiza]

Een Tjiftjaf heet Tjiftjaf omdat hij "Tjiftjaf" zingt. Makkelijker wordt het niet!

 

[aeshna5]

Common Chiffchaff for me.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Bertus,

while I agree with Richard, Jogresh, Xenospiza and Aeshna, that in the end it will be a Common Chiffchaff, its hopefully not wasted time to check any "Chiffchaff" with evident yellow bits, contrasting two toned underparts (yellow undertail-coverts and breast and a whitish belly) and an unusual song (presumable?, as you mentioned the resemblance to a Finch) for an Iberian Chiffchaff.

Please listen to some recordings here: Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) :: xeno-canto Thanks!

I dont know if I posted them before here*? Common Chiffchaff with yellow bits (more subdued, buffish than your bright citrin-yellow one) and whitish belly:

https://flic.kr/p/2oHWiBB

https://flic.kr/p/2oHWiBS

(Germany, 28.04.2013)

*Edit: I have

 

[TheBlackGrouse]

A Chiffchaff (Tjiftjaf) in a forest has a song that can be described as a repeating high and quite loud tsjip-tjsip-tsjip. It's a sharp sound. Listening is the best way to identify these little warblers. The other green/yellow ones have different songs. In autumn, when they are silent, it's much more difficult, also because their plumage is less distinctive.

 

[Bertus]

A Chiffchaff (Tjiftjaf) in a forest has a song that can be described as a repeating high and quite loud tsjip-tjsip-tsjip. It's a sharp sound. Listening is the best way to identify these little warblers. The other green/yellow ones have different songs. In autumn, when they are silent, it's much more difficult, also because their plumage is less distinctive.

Thanks a lot, and Alexander too, I will go there again and compare the sound with your info, very interesting