Phylloscopus collybita

Interesting facts: The little, inconspicuous chiffchaff has an unmistakable song, which gives it its name. Already from the middle of March, the “chiff-chaff” call can be heard in gardens, parks and forests. The female builds the closed nests low above the ground. It flies 1200 to 1500 times in five to twelve days in order to have enough material to complete the nest. It feeds on small soft insects (aphids, insect larvae), which the bird usually searches for high up in the trees.

Characteristics: Brown plumage with yellow and beige, dark crown, dark eyes and lore

Body length: Around 10 cm (smaller than a sparrow)

Distribution: Urban areas, edges of forests and mixed and deciduous forests, parks, reforestation areas