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	British Garden Birds - Chiffchaff
		Chiffchaffs are summer visitors to Britain, and are among the first migrant songbirds to arrive in the spring.
		The population of Chiffchaffs fell in the 1960s and 1970s owing to harsh conditions in and around the Sahara, Africa.
		Chiffchaffs are not frequent visitors to the garden, but we usually get at least one visiting either in the spring when they are returning from Africa or in the autumn as they head south.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/chiffchaff.htm (452 words)

	BTO - Breeding Birds of the Wider Countryside: Chiffchaff
		BTO - Breeding Birds of the Wider Countryside: Chiffchaff
		Chiffchaff abundance crashed in the late 1960s/early 1970s in common with that of other trans-Saharan warblers (Siriwardena et al.
		After remaining stable for a decade, the population recovered strongly, and has continued to increase.
	www.bto.org /birdtrends2006/wcrchiff.htm (206 words)

	Bird Sightings: Chiffchaff
		With olive-brown upperparts the chiffchaff is very similar to a willow warbler, but is visually distinguished from it by having having very dark, flish legs.
		The underparts of the chiffchaff are whitish, pale-buff, tending toward yellowish-buff in autumn (especially in the immature bird).
		The chiffchaff is a scarce bird in the Western Isles, it is most often seen on its migration journey during October, and November, (a few in the spring).
	www.thewesternisles.co.uk /birds/chiffchaff.htm (338 words)

	Chiffchaff - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout the northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
		Along with the Sand Martin, it is the first passerine to return in the spring, and the Chiffchaff is one of the last to leave in late autumn.
		The greyer eastern subspecies Siberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis is sometimes considered to be a full species, although it intergrades with the nominate race in the west of its range.
	www.glasglow.com /E2/ib/Iberian_Chiffchaff.html (246 words)

	Sprucedell Labradors - Cornlands Chiffchaff
		Chiffchaff has already been exhibited in England where he was awarded a VHC at the Cotswold and Wyevern Labrador Retriever Club Championship Show.
		Cornlands Chiffchaff was first exhibited on the Continent at the EURODOGSHOW in Kortrijk, Belgium, on November 16, 2003.
		Chiffchaff won the third prize in his class on the Royal Welsh Showground.
	www.sprucedell.de /html/chiffchaff.html (384 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Chiffchaff
		Chiffchaffs are summer visitors to the UK and are scarce in Scotland.
		Chiffchaffs inhabit woodlands and areas with a good degree of tree cover.
		Chiffchaffs are active birds and constantly flick their tails and wings while feeding.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/363.shtml (246 words)

	Chiffchaffs
		The Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
		The Chiffchaff's nest is built in low shrub, and the four to seven eggs are incubated by the female for 13-14 days to hatching, with another 14-15 days until the chicks fledge.
		Previously the Canary Island Chiffchaff was seen as a subspecies of the Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita).
	www.avianweb.com /chiffchaffs.html (513 words)

	Fugler.no > Identifikasjon > Gransanger av underarten tristis
		The Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita is one of the most numerous insectivorous birds throughout Europe, and breeds from the British Isles eastwards to Eastern Siberia.
		Siberian Chiffchaff is currently on the report list of the Norwegian RC (NSKF) as in most countries in western Europe, after a debate on one of the early AERC-meetings where arguments that "true tristis" might me more rare than the number of records suggested.
		Siberian Chiffchaff is underreported by observers, and combined with the fact that some otherwise plausible submitted records have been rejected due to inadequate documentation, this has doubtless added to the rarity of this subspecies in Norway.
	www.fugler.no /id/200312_tristis_en.htm (641 words)

	Putative Siberian Chiffchaff / Gransanger - Cyberbirding
		1 October 2006: This birds plumage fit a Siberian Chiffchaff well; brownish grey upperparts, buff supercilium without yellow, off-white underparts with no traces of yellow, missing green color in both mantle and head, and has slightly paler edges on greater coverts giving a faint wing-bar.
		The bill is fl, but has yellow cutting edges on the inner half, and has a paler base of the lower mandible.
		At the island of Fedje (western Norway) there were good numbers of Phylloscopus-warblers during this week-end; 10-15 Yellow-browed, ten Willow Warblers (late at this time of year) and 30 Chiffchaffs of variable looks.
	cyberbirding.uib.no /photo/p_collybita_02.php (115 words)

	SBSG - Photographs and Info (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chiffchaff is a common migrant to the area.
		An unknown proportion of our wintering birds are likely to be P.c.abietinus, Scandinavian Chiffchaff, some of which are so similar to P.collybita in plumage they cannot be sub-specifically identified, but a small proportion show clear characteristics of the race Phylloscopus collybita tristis, often referred to as Siberian Chiffchaff.
		The chiffchaff complex has been under some discussion for several years and several former races were given specific status in early 2001.
	www.sbsg.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /sibe_chiffchaff.html (295 words)

	2003 Bird Archives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Reed Bunting are at Gardie House, Bressay, and 25 Whooper Swans are on the isle.
		A Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtails, a Siberian Chiffchaff and 3 Blackcaps are at Helendale.Three Waxwings are in Burgh Road, Lerwick.
		On Foula, a new first-year Common Rosefinch, a Chiffchaff, a Teal, a Wigeon and a Whimbrel are all new.
	www.nature-shetland.co.uk /naturelatest/birdarchive03.htm (11067 words)

	"Eastern" Chiffchaff - Austrænn gransöngvari / Birding Iceland
		An "Eastern" Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 'fulvescens', observed and mistnetted by Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson, Hjálmar A. Jónsson & Stefán Bjarnason, stayed at Núpur, Eyjafjöll (S-Iceland) on 22 October 2003.
		This striking Chiffchaff is thought to be of the Siberian subspecies tristis because of the pale wing-bar, grey crown, nape and mantle and long and well defined supercilium lacking yellowish tinge.
		Siberian Chiffchaffs remain undocumented in Iceland, and seem to be extreme vagrants.
	www.hi.is /~yannk/phycol03.html (108 words)

	Chiffchaff
		There is nothing to easily identify a Chiffchaff by, except for its monotonous song.
		The Willow Warbler sings beautifully, while the Chiffchaff does sing, but the song consists of a series of chiffs and chaffs, hence the name in English, Dutch and German.
		Most of the warblers are summerbirds, which means they leave for winter, and because of their greyish colours they are almost invisible.
	www.gardensafari.net /english/pages/tjiftjaf.htm (294 words)

	Tristis
		That said, the brown and buff appearance, and especially the rusty-buff suffusion on the supercilium and ear-coverts, indicate that this is indeed a tristis.
		On the left is an excellent image of the Warwickshire chiffchaff as it truly appeared in the field.
		I am firmly of the opinion that rather few photographs provide a truly accurate colour representation and, as the balance of hues such as brown, grey, olive, buff and yellow are critical in the diagnosis of subspecies, this is a major short-coming.
	www.club300.de /articles/005_tristis/index.html (2564 words)

	Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - English Nature
		Chiffchaffs are still principally summer visitors in England and are among the first migrants to arrive but the number of individuals overwintering in this country is increasing steadily.
		Some of these spend the cold weather near human settlements, and any very small greenish bird moving quickly through garden vegetation in winter is likely to prove to be a chiffchaff.
		During the breeding season, chiffchaffs feed almost exclusively on foliage-living insects, such as bugs, froghoppers, spiders and harvestmen, flies, beetles and sawflies.
	www.plantpress.com /wildlife/o36-chiffchaff.php (388 words)

	Sightings
		Passerine migrants were sparse, other than a brief, early flurry of 16 Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcap in the Wood, and a pair of Bullfinch and single Siskin that overflew.
		The neater of the two Siberian Chiffchaff was confirmed today, as it called and attempted to sing on the golf course embankment.
		There were also a couple of regulation Chiffchaff, some singing, in the same area, along with a White Wagtail on Priory Marsh; but unfortunately, a sudden, nasty rain shower curtailed scrutiny of the water/rock pipits in that area.
	www.chog.org.uk /Pages/Sightings.htm (3680 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Common Chiffchaff or simply Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
		Previously, the Chiffchaff contained additional subspecies from the Canary Islands, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Caucasus.
		The greyer eastern Common Chiffchaff subspecies Siberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis, from Siberia is sometimes considered to be a full species and has a very distinct call, song, and plumage, being closer to P.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Chiffchaff (820 words)

	Zilp-Zalp - Chiffchaff on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Chiffchaffs are of course much more active birds than Spotted Flycatcher, so harder to photograph which makes this an even better photograph!
		Compare yours to these photos of a Chiffchaff and a Spotted Flycatcher.
		To reinforce Dave's position, not that it is needed as his analysis is correct, this is, indeed, a Chiffchaff.
	www.flickr.com /photos/42163411@N00/134144508 (595 words)

	Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
		It is a somewhat restless bird, constantly on the move, flicking its wings and pumping its tail up and down as well as twitching it from side to side.
		It is very dificult to distinguish the Chiffchaff from the more common Willow Warbler unless you hear the call.
		The Chiffchaff has a somewhat monosyllabic call, it also has a less well defined supercilliary stripe.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /chiff.htm (147 words)

	Chiffchaff - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		This warbler is less strongly migratory and hardier than most leaf warblers; northern breeders winter in southern and western Europe (north to Britain), southern Asia and north Africa.
		This is a bird of open woodlands with some taller trees and ground cover for nesting.
		The greyer eastern subspecies Siberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis from Siberia is sometimes considered to be a full species and has a very distinct call and song, although it intergrades with the nominate subspecies in the west of its range.
	www.music.us /education/C/Chiffchaff.htm (546 words)

	ChiffChaff's Bed and Breakfast, Poulsbo Washington
		Chiffchaffs is an intimate beachfront Bed and Breakfast on Poulsbo’s Liberty Bay.
		ChiffChaffs’ living room offers comfortable seating around the fireplace and a wall of books.
		Chiffchaffs and Poulsbo, WA are located in beautiful Kitsap Co. We are convenient to all the wonders of western Washington State.
	www.bainbridgelodging.com /inns/63.html (930 words)

	Breeding bird colonisation Floriade 1982 park
		New territories were close to the older ones, although, seemingly for me at least, enough suitable habitat was present at larger distances from the older territories.
		Wren shows about the same pattern as Chiffchaff, whereas Blackcap is irregularly spreading from a few strongholds.
		For Chiffchaff, numbers of breeding bird territories (curve), and numbers of territories at 0-25 m and 25-50 m distance to territories of the preceding year (bars).
	home.kabelfoon.nl /~trogon/Diversen/FlorparkEngSumm.html (486 words)

	surfbirds.com - 'Red Rocks' Warbler ID conundrum
		Closer examination in the hand showed that the wing formula was compatible with Chiffchaff, though the emargination on the 6th primary was a little weaker than usual and the 5th primary was a little shorter and the primary projection a little greater than typical.
		The first notes were close to the Chiff of Chiffchaff song, slow, with gaps between then, and on one note.
		Of course at the time Iberian Chiffchaff was not recognised as a species.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/mystery/red-rocks-warbler.html (830 words)

	Phylloscopus collybita
		The easiest way to separate Chiffchaff from Willow Warbler is by the fl legs of a Chiffchaff but this isn't always reliable.
		If it's really a Chiffchaff it should have relatively shorter wings, drabber underparts and a rather timid facial expression, as created by a weaker eyestripe, shorter, more rounded head and shorter bill.
		Winters in parks, gardens and scrub, especially by water.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Phylloscopus_collybita.htm (204 words)

	Bird Sightings: Chiffchaff
		His usual areas are the Castle Grounds and Aiginish, plus a whole heap of other sites depending on time of year and species!
		Highlights of this ringing session were a Blackcap, and the Chiffchaff above.
		See a photograph of a chiffchaff taken by Kim Park in Gisla, Isle of Lewis on April, 21st, 2006
	www.thewesternisles.co.uk /birds/chiffchaff-2.htm (379 words)

	Wildlife Around Melton \|
		At Sutton Hoo Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Green Woodpecker and Nightingale.
		The Common Sandpiper was present on the Deben by Wilford Bridge and a Chiffchaff was singing on the other side of the river in the trees by the walkway through the reeds.
		During a walk from Woodbridge to Melton along the river path the usual species were encountered along with 1 Avocet and 3 Knot.
	www.freewebs.com /meltonwildlife/wildlifediary2005.htm (1329 words)

	chiffchaff
		The year's first three Chiffchaff males to hold territory (not including brief hedgerow migrants) have all returned to the same sites.
		Male Chiffchaffs sing almost daily in territory (each one in the area, being checked daily for continued presence) Territories can be occupied for a day, but more often than not, for up to a week or longer.
		This obviously depends on the male's ability to attract of a female, but a Chiffchaff singing in one spot on April 3rd, may not be the same one singing there a few days or a week later.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /eakringbirds/chiffchaff.htm (345 words)

	Birds
		The Chiffchaff builds its nest on the ground or in bushes near to the ground.
		The Chiffchaff lays six o seven white eggs with brown spots, in the month of May. The nest of the Chiffchaff is domed like that of the Willow Warbler.
		Its nest is built on the ground, in grass or at the edge of the bushes.
	www.naturegrid.org.uk /biodiversity/birds/warbler.html (378 words)

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