Birdwatching - 1980🐦

🦉 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 seemingly inconspicuous little bird arrives at the end of April, when there is practically no snow and the insects on which it feeds have appeared. At that time, the forests are filled with their singing, which is somewhat reminiscent of Chaffinch songs, but more gentle and whistling.

The bird is very easy to lure by sound. The male will immediately fly in to look at the violator of the border of his territory, and perhaps even drive it away, quickly fluttering his wings.