Chiffchaffs

I've been waiting for a while to hear my first returning chiffchaff of the year, always a sound to gladden my heart. There've been reports of chiffchaffs heard around here for a week or more, but I'd not managed to hear one, until yesterday, that is. And all of a sudden they were everywhere! In fact, such is my contrary nature, it wasn't long before secretly I was begging them to belt up so I could listen to some of the other spring birds instead. But really, I'm glad they're around. Small birds, nondescript in appearance, really, but such a bright and lovely call.