Chiff-chaffs
of the "tristis" type are regular late autumn visitors to
Øygarden in SW Norway. They are notoriously difficult to
"claim" properly.
For pictures of undispute tristis
see the
Siberian Chiff-chaff page.
"tristis/abietinus"
type Chiff-chaff Tjeldstø,
Øygarden, 30 October 2008
Chiff-chaff on the Troll field, Norwegian Sector, April 2014
DSLR and 400mm telephoto lens
Chiff-chaff, Hernar, October 2018
This bird even sang as it fed on insects onboard. Brynhild, Norwegian Sector,
May 2020
Picture taken with a superzoom camera
Rather "bright" Chiff-chaff, Dogger Bank, North Sea, April 2023
These images were also taken with a compact superzoom
Chiff-chaff, Tjeldstø, April 2018
Chiff-chaff,
probably albietinus
and certainly not tristis,
Sæle, Øygarden, November 2014
This bird, and others with it, gave typical Chiff-chaff calls - and not
the piping call of tristis.
The three shots below were all taken at Sæle,
Øygarden,
November 2014
The above shot could easily go for Siberian Chiff-chaff (tristis) had it not
been for the
call
