chiffchaff
Any of several other species of the same genus.
Seen in the wild
Meanwhile, down in the undergrowth... A moment from the day of the insectivorous Chiffchaff. Tidy gardens don't feed birds. @rspb.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social #Birds #Warblers #RewildGardens 🦉
Chiffchaff seen (and heard!!) in Genners Field next to Bartley Reservoir Birmingham UK - 04-05-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #…
🐦👁️💬: en: Common Chiffchaff, fr: Pouillot véloce, es: Mosquitero común, pt-BR: felosa-europeia, de: Zilpzalp, jp: チフチャフ, la: Phylloscopus collybita
Current detection: Common Chiffchaff 0.56
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Any of several other species of the same genus.
“Meanwhile, down in the undergrowth... A moment from the day of the insectivorous Chiffchaff. Tidy gardens don't feed birds. @rspb.bsky.social @bto-gbw.bsky.social #Birds #Warblers #RewildGardens 🦉”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Chiffchaff seen (and heard!!) in Genners Field next to Bartley Reservoir Birmingham UK - 04-05-26 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A small, common warbler, of species , with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
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(UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff.
I thought I heard something singing chiffchaff, chiffchaff. So I had a look and there was a chiffchaff.
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