What does the Willow Warbler eat?
Phylloscopus trochilus
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Diet overview
Insectivore, primarily feeding on small insects and their larvae, spiders, and occasionally berries outside the breeding season.
How it forages
Forages actively in trees and shrubs, gleaning insects from leaves and twigs. It also performs short, agile aerial sallies to catch flying insects. Occasionally feeds on the ground.
When it feeds
Diurnal.
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