Chiffchaff or willow warbler

[johnpw]

I'm sure this question has been asked many times before but help would be appreciated. I looks more like a chiffchaff but the legs seem quite black.



Regards, John

[Ollie]

Without hearing it sing I wouldn't like to put money on which it is. Very difficult to distinguish between the two, but I'm going for Willow Warbler but will most likely be proved wrong
Roger

[demicav]

Originally Posted by Ollie

Without hearing it sing I wouldn't like to put money on which it is. Very difficult to distinguish between the two, but I'm going for Willow Warbler but will most likely be proved wrong
Roger

I'm so glad you said that as I commented in the Gallery that it looked like a Willow Warbler but I'm really still learning with some birds. I hadn't thought that you could ID a bird through it's song , how silly of me but then again you can't hear them sing on a forum can you .

[Oscar2006]

So why isn't it a Chiffchaff?
much more of a brown bird than yellowy green.
Chiffys have dark legs and Willies usually have pale legs.

Chiffchaff to me!

[Ollie]

Originally Posted by Oscar2006

So why isn't it a Chiffchaff?
much more of a brown bird than yellowy green.
Chiffys have dark legs and Willies usually have pale legs.

Chiffchaff to me!

You are probably right Oscar2006, I did say I would probably be proved wrong
Roger

[demicav]

Originally Posted by Oscar2006

So why isn't it a Chiffchaff?
much more of a brown bird than yellowy green.
Chiffys have dark legs and Willies usually have pale legs.

Chiffchaff to me!

Thank you, you've shattered my hopes . Never mind I'm still learning

[Nicola Main]

Chiffchaff. The clue is in the eye-ring, very noticeable in Chiffchaffs not really easy to see in Willows, also with the darkish legs that clinches it for me. Nicola.

[John]

Originally Posted by Nicola Main

Chiffchaff. The clue is in the eye-ring, very noticeable in Chiffchaffs not really easy to see in Willows, also with the darkish legs that clinches it for me. Nicola.

I have to agree with Nicola's assessment.

John

[johnpw]

Very helpful feedback. Thanks a lot. Regards, John

[rlchew]

This is always a potentially difficult ID .... unless you can hear the song but we are having a problem with that on a silent WAB .

I would have to go with Chiffchaff too .... browner colouration and darker legs.

By the way, if in doubt they are Willowchiffs .

Richard