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Chiffchaffs arrive early in the spring and remain on the Kinson
Common until the autumn.
The plumage is olive above and buff-white below. Its colouration
helps it to blend in with the general vegetation of the landscape. Its
song announces its location and even then it can be difficult to spot.
Haunt. Any tree-lined area around the Common. Good places
to observe this species are:
Poole lane Sallows, Central Bog and Gover`s Glade.
Nest. Dome-shaped,built from natural materials and is placed
low down in available cover such as bushes.
Eggs. 5-7 are laid from May. The eggs are white with brown
spots.
Food. Insects.
Notes. A repeated "chiff-chaff". The song appears to go out of
tune as the summer advances. As autumn approaches,
it becomes a real effort to utter a few notes of its song.
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