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I haven't manage to photograph but will try my best to describe it. It is robin sized and very round and plump like a robin, it has a black cap, short tail and has been feed from the seeds and suet balls. The feathers on the back are greyish with lighter feathers on the body.

I tried a bird identifier but it came up with blackcap and lesser whitethroat which also say they do not arrive until April.

Very curious about this, first time I have seen it in the garden.
 
Hi, welcome to BirdForum.

Your description sounds like a Blackcap. Whilst they are mainly a summer arrival as your bird identifier says, large numbers now spend the winter in Britain, often visiting gardens. I had one on fat balls in the garden a couple of weeks ago.

If it had a small black 'bib' below the beak then it could be a Marsh Tit if you have some woodland nearby, but Blackcap is more likely.

Regards,

James


SecondLife said:
I haven't manage to photograph but will try my best to describe it. It is robin sized and very round and plump like a robin, it has a black cap, short tail and has been feed from the seeds and suet balls. The feathers on the back are greyish with lighter feathers on the body.

I tried a bird identifier but it came up with blackcap and lesser whitethroat which also say they do not arrive until April.

Very curious about this, first time I have seen it in the garden.
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sounds like a blackcap which do over winter, whitethroat is due in over the next couple of weeks.
I have a couple of Blackcaps in the garden...is it like this?
 

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Brian2 said:
sounds like a blackcap which do over winter, whitethroat is due in over the next couple of weeks.
I have a couple of Blackcaps in the garden...is it like this?
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Fantastic, thank you, that is exactly the same. We are very new to watching birds as we have never had a living room window overlooking a garden. :eat:
 
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