chiffchaff
chiffchaff
Definition
chiff·chaff (c̸hif′c̸haf′)
noun
a small, olive-green and brown European warbler (Phylloscopus collybita), feeding mainly on insects and spiders
Etymology: echoic of its cry
chiffchaff
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hear: Heard the first chiffchaff of the season singing in the garden.
- include: Jumping into a taxi we then went to Newford duck pond, where 9 chiffchaffs were seen including a much paler Siberian chiffchaff.
- winter: Over wintering Chiffchaffs may be seen in waterside locations on sunny days flitting around catching the few insects that are active.
- hold: The area also held 79 Chiffchaffs, 14 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats and 3 Wheatears.
- see: January 9th A new discovery today was a tristis Chiffchaff seen on the Blacknor housing estate at Weston.
- hide: There was simple song from Chiffchaffs hidden high in the fresh foliage and streams of shrill rattles from secretive Wrens deep in the gills.
Converse of subject
- represent: Spring migrants were represented by 2 Chiffchaffs and a surprising 5 Blackcaps.
Adjective modifier
- few: The reed bed was too large for us to see much apart from a few Chiffchaffs along the edge.
- more: Also in the valley were two cetti's warbler, a stonechat and more chiffchaff.
- Siberian: Jumping into a taxi we then went to Newford duck pond, where 9 chiffchaffs were seen including a much paler Siberian chiffchaff.
- single: Late news for yesterday: single Chiffchaffs were at both Easton and Weston and there were still 2 Redwings at Easton.
- first: Heard the first chiffchaff of the season singing in the garden.
- numerous: They attract pipits of several species, as well as numerous Chiffchaffs and Bluethroats.
Noun used with modifier
- tristis: January 9th A new discovery today was a tristis Chiffchaff seen on the Blacknor housing estate at Weston.
Preposition: in
- bush: There were dozens of Chiffchaffs in the bushes, often in company with Blue Tits.
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