Recorded on the 2d of June 2005 in the east of Tomsk (pine forest; at 56°34N, 85°01E). Background species: Parus montanus, Hirundo rustica.

Arrives before the appearance of leaves on trees. In Tomsk and its outskirts appears at the end of April - early May.

Breeds in light forests of different types, in urban gardens and parks, in rural landscapes. Common and region-wide.

Can be heard from May until July.