Chiffchaff
Similar in size to a Blue Tit. They’re brownish-green with a subtle, pale supercilium above the eye, dark cheeks and a white eye-ring. Chiffchaffs are compact and plump with dark legs and short wings.
Listen to a Chiffchaff
Garden Warbler
About the size of a Great Tit, these are a soft olive-brown with pale underparts and grey on the sides of their necks. They’re plump birds with a faint, short supercilium and thick, stubby beak.
Listen to a Garden Warbler
Willow Warbler
Slightly larger than a Chiffchaff, with longer wings and shape. They’re brighter and more yellow, and pale underneath with a yellow hue, a distinctive yellow supercilium, pale cheeks and pale pink legs.
Listen to a Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler
Similar size and shape to a Willow Warbler, with stronger, pointier wings. Mossy green with white underparts, a dark eye-stripe, a long yellow supercilium and yellow cheeks, throat and sides of the breast.
Listen to a Wood Warbler
Illustrations: Mike Langman (rspb-images.com). Audio: Patrik Aberg, Mathias Ritschard (both Xeno Canto)
Jamie Wyver speaks to Luke Phillips and Sennen Powell about the birds we can expect to see arriving in spring. Video: @RSPBVideo
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