chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita

Named after its call, is usually one of the first warblers to arrive in spring

Habitat: mainly open woodland

Widespread and common summer visitor

Drab olive-brown above, buff below; 10–11cm

Very active; flits about foliage in continuous feeding

Feeds on small insects, such as caterpillars, gnats and midges

Nest is a dome of moss and grasses lined with feathers on the ground

1 or 2 broods April to May; usually 6–7 white eggs, speckled purple

Nestlings fed only by female, fledging in c. 13 days