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Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff?
David Bremner
25/05/2020 22:42
In a hedgerow in Caithness, Scotland and vocal!
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Nigel O
25/05/2020 23:17
Chiffchaffs barely sing. They just have a very monotonous call, one note repeated ad infinitum. As you say this was vocal, I presume you mean actual singing. That's the most reliable way to separate a Willow Warbler from a Chiffchaff. It's very, very difficult to do it visually. However, you have a third option. It's a Sedge Warbler. The face markings and pale stripe is too strong for either Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff.
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