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🦉 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

In spring, these birds can rival the Chaffinch in song. Theirs is gentle, melodic, and composed of whistles. In spring, almost all birds enter mating season, and their behavior changes from its usual state. Males are very active at this time and can be seen singing in tree branches. The rest of the year, the birds live exclusively in shrubs.

They feed on insects and their larvae, spiders, snails, and slugs. They hunt by scavenging from branches and leaves.
They fly away for the winter quietly, around the end of August.