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About Chiffchaff
A small, slightly obsessive bird-spotting project — built for anyone who's ever stopped mid-walk because something moved in a hedge.
How it started
Chiffchaff began on an ordinary walk that turned into an argument about whether a small brown bird singing its own name was actually a chiffchaff. It was. That settled it — we wanted a proper way to keep score. What started as a scribbled list on the back of an envelope slowly turned into this: all 642 species on the British List, in one place, with photos, ID tips and a running tally of what you've actually seen.
What we're building
Birdwatching rewards patience more than most hobbies, and beginners rarely know where to start. Chiffchaff tries to make the first hundred species easy — beginner lists, seasonal highlights, and a "likely to see" filter — while still giving serious spotters the full list, migration routes and rarities to chase.
The team
Chiffchaff is put together by a couple of people who like birds more than is strictly normal, with a junior apprentice birder on standby as chief fact-checker and test pilot. Species photos and descriptions come from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons — our thanks to the photographers whose patience with a long lens far outdoes ours.
Get in touch
Spotted a wrong ID, a missing bird, or just want to say the Redstart photo is doing it a disservice? We'd love to hear it — this list is only as good as the people correcting it.