Phylloscopus trochilus
The Willow Warbler is a bird that visits South Africa during our summer months, the first ones arriving towards the end of September and the last departing again by May. While they’re here they may be found in all our provinces, though they rarely venture into the dry western parts of the country. Willow Warblers breed across a large swathe of Eurasia. The IUCN estimates their total population at as many as 650-million birds and lists the species as being of least concern.
Willow Warblers eat insects and other invertebrates and lives in a variety of woodland and savanna habitats and also well planted parks and gardens. These are restless birds, usually seen singly, in pairs or small groups of 3 or 4 (rarely up to 30), and often associate with other small insectivorous birds in mixed “feeding parties”.
Adult Willow Warblers weigh only about 9g and measure only around 12cm in length.
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Thank you for sharing this lovely warbler, DeWets. Though it’s a bird I’ve never seen, I was able to look it up on my Birds of the World app and hear its delightful songs and calls.
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And that beautiful voice is often the only clue it’ll give about its presence!
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Soveel voels al, Dries, dis ongelooflik!
Die voeltjie se kleur is so perfek om homself te kamoefleer, ne?
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Baie dankie, Aletta!
Ja, hierdie outjie is baie goed gekamoefleer
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Muted colors but pretty.
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And those muted colours make for very good camouflage too!
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True.
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You are gradually working your way through some really interesting birds here 🙂
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This was the 390th South African bird species we featured, Anne – we’re not even half way yet! What a diversity we have in this country!
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