Siberian
Chiff-chaff are a
hard bird to claim. There is a suite of features to look for but even
if these are seen in the field it is difficult to prove. The call,
however, is quite different. The lack of yellow anywhere in the
plumage, the wing bar, rather black legs and lack of green tones all
point in the right direction.
This bird turned up in my garden and is a good a candidate as any for
Siberian Chiff-chaff. Initially picked up on call I thought it was
going to be an Eastern type bullfinch as it gave a monosyllabic
plaintive piping note.
Tjeldstø,
Øygarden, 27 October 2009
Tjeldstø,
Øygarden, 27 October 2009
Tjeldstø,
Øygarden, 27 October 2009
The yellow on the underwing is the only place this species should show
any yellow.
