Birdwatching - 1952 🐦

🦉 The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

• Phylloscopus Greek: phyllon foliage, skopos seeker, observer
• trochilus trokhilos (Greek) is a small bird mentioned by Aristotle, later identified as "wren", but in Aldrovandus (1599) it is "a kinglet without a tuft"; trokhalos, trokhiscus (Greek) round, oval, curved, spherical; trochilus (lat.) semicircular, curved

This inconspicuous little bird arrives in the second wave, around the very end of April. She has a pleasant gentle song consisting of whistling. The song is somewhat reminiscent of Chaffinch's song.

The bird lives in the lower tiers of deciduous and mixed forests; as a rule, it does not climb far into the interior.
The nest is built from grass and moss, lined with various bird feathers. The nest itself is located on the ground, but is carefully hidden. It feeds on insects, which are caught there in the lower tiers of forests, on branches, in bushes and on the ground.