A morning of very dull overcast conditions with driving rain and increasingly strong SW wind. However, I decided to venture to ARC at the RSPB reserve as it was likely that birds would be sheltering in the bay in front of Hanson hide whilst walking down the track leading to the hide from the car park I picked up a Colybitta Chiffchaff and then a second greyer looking Chiffchaff with very contrasting clean white underparts and noticeable green edges to wing and tail feathers. It looked to be of the ssp. Tristis and certainly had quite a bit more east in it than ssp. Abietinus, at least that is what I thought. It didn't call.
Chiffchaff likely eastern ssp. Tristis
