This video says about itself:
Getting to grips with warblers 1: Chiffchaff Vs Willow Warbler
This bird ID video gives useful tips on how to distinguish between Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. It is one of a series of bird ID videos produced by the BTO. To see more videos giving help with tricky bird IDs visit www.bto.org/about-birds/bird-id.
This afternoon, in a holly tree near the entrance of the cemetery, a chiffchaff calling and singing.
As is typical for this species, it moved fast from branch to branch, trying to catch insects.
Maybe, in a few days time, this bird will be on its autumn migration to Morocco.
A few days ago, also at the cemetery, a robin on top of a tombstone.
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I don’t know that I am familiar with either of the birds in the video, but we do have lots of robins here. Enjoyed this post. Blessings, Natalie
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Thanks for your comment, Natalie!
I think you see American robins:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_robin/id
while the blog post mentioned a, smaller, European robin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Robin
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Yes, the are American robins. I love the robins I saw in England too but we don’t see any like that here. Blessings, Natalie
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Indeed, European robins don’t cross the Atlantic.
It was already very unusual to see one in Gambia, West Africa:
https://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/two-bird-species-new-to-gambia/
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