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One year ago, it was lovely to go from winter in Norway to early and warming spring in Greece.

In Thessaloniki, some of the fruit trees had started to bloom, and the common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), that we still had to wait for for a month at home, was chirping.

(Gransanger in Norwegian)

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Today I didn't celebrate Norway's Constitution Day by watching the children's parades, wearing my bunad (national costume), eating sausages, ice cream or cakes, visiting people or traveling to my favourite landscapes around Norway like I've done so many times on May 17.

This year Richard and I agreed that we wanted a completely calm day in the nice summer weather. And I also had to unpack from Greece and get ready to travel to visit some friends tomorrow.

After a nice breakfast, I went out on my bike to look for the rare Icterine warblers I found in an apple tree in our neighbourhood yesterday (gulsangere in Norwegian).

They were gone, but instead the lovely willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) came to sing up close in the same tree instead. And it was much more eager to pose than the Icterine warblers.

It was actually pretty appropriate on the national day - since they are the most numerous birds in Norway during the summer season.

(Løvsanger in Norwegian)

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A willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) that I met last spring.

Soon they are back from Africa, with their lovely song filling most forests of Norway. It's our most numerous breeding bird.

Their song and brighter feet are characteristics that distinguish them from the similar chiffchaffs that I posted yesterday.

(Løvsanger in Norwegian)

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Last weekend we met this year's first common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), returned from the Mediterranean areas/North Africa. This morning I heard the first one singing, on my way to work. Soon the similar and lovely willow warbler will return as well ♡

Here is a very curious and trusting chiffchaff, that I met in a forest close to work in town last year. It followed me and sang for me up close for a long while.

The same thing happened in the same forest three years ago, when I got my first photos of the species. Memorable spring memories!

(Gransanger in Norwegian)

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This common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) were really contact-seeking on a walk in the forest this spring, and came close while chirping over a long time.

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