Common Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus), Lanzarote
Filmed on 2015-10-10 10:10h Lanzarote, Spain (29.0438, -13.7199) with Panasonic TZ80
Species number: 00032.1 part 1, Sex: undetermined, Age: adult, Vocalization: no.
Common Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus ssp. trochilus) near the Cladera Blanca, Lanzarote.
It is a species very difficult distinguish from the related Chiffchaff, which has dark legs, or some other warblers like the melodious and icterine which are larger and don't have as pronounced, if at all dark eye-strip from the beak to behind they eye.
Here couple of articles to help:
http://bbfo.blogspot.com/2012/09/just...
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog...
All populations are highly migratory, with the subspecies P. t. yakutensis migrating up to 12,000 km from eastern Siberia to southern Africa along the Asian - East African Flyway, one of the longest migrations of any for a bird of its size. Approximate timings are:
October to March: wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mid-March to mid-May: migrates and arrives in the breeding range.
Late April to August: breeding season, usually only one brood but rarely two.
August to October: migrates back to Africa
Names in other languages:
AF: Hofsanger
BE: Пячураўка-будаўнічок
BG: Брезов певец
BR: Puig-haleg
CA: Mosquiter de passa
CS: Budníček větší
CY: Telor yr helyg
DA: Løvsanger
DE: Fitis
EL: Θαμvoφυλλoσκόπoς
EN: Willow Warbler
EO: Fitiso
ES: Mosquitero musical
ET: Salu-lehelind
EU: Txio hori
FI: Pajulintu
FO: Leyvljómari
FR: Pouillot fitis
FY: Lytse hôfsjonger
GA: Ceolaire sailí
GD: Crionag ghiuthais
GL: Picafollas musical
GV: Kiaulleyder shellee
HR: Brezov zviždak
HU: Fitiszfüzike
IS: Laufsöngvari
IT: Luì grosso
KA: გაზაფხულა ჭივჭავი
KW: Lawen melyn helyk
LB: Fitis
LT: Ankstyvoji pečialinda
LV: Vītītis
MK: Брезов свиркач
MT: Vjolin pastard
NL: Fitis
NO: Løvsanger
PL: Piecuszek
PT: Felosa-musical
RM: Fegliarel musicant
RO: Pitulice fluierătoare
RU: Пеночка-весничка
SE: Rievssatcizáš
SK: Kolibiárik spevavý
SL: Severni kovaček
SQ: Fishkëllyesi gushëverdhë
SR: Brezov zviždak
SV: Lövsångare
TR: Söğütbülbülü
UK: Вівчарик весняний