Blackcap on fat ball feeder (1 Viewer)

PYRTLE · Feb 11, 2020

First ever winter record for the garden this morning was a male Blackcap happily feeding on suet fat balls for about 10 minutes, nonplussed by the frenetic Coal Tits.

Hornchurch · Feb 14, 2020

PYRTLE said:
First ever winter record for the garden this morning was a male Blackcap happily feeding on suet fat balls for about 10 minutes, nonplussed by the frenetic Coal Tits.

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Just quickly read your post & was about to "bail" - (as in, 'Bail Out')

Then, nearing the 'back-button', my eagle eyes noticed that you're in my same neck of woods...**

** (Generalizing, of course !)

90% of my visitors ARE Great Tits, Blue Tits & Long-Tailed-Tits

Whilst we get Jackdaws, I wouldn't know a 'Blackcap' if it bit me :-O

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Kits · Feb 14, 2020

That's great, Pat. We very occasionally get blackcaps, but they don't stay for long and I've not seen them on any of our feeders.

Muso · Feb 15, 2020

Similarly delighted to have new resident this year for the first time ever. She's about every day, but haven't seen a male.

PYRTLE · Feb 15, 2020

It is the only wintering Blackcap I've come across in 20 years in the vicinity though others do get reported. Not seen it since so far.

delia todd · Feb 15, 2020

I had a female in the garden during my first winter here back in 1996/7.

Never seen one since sadly.

Jon Turner · Feb 15, 2020

There was a male on the fatballs in my garden on 9th January but not since - perhaps too many Jackdaws. And latterly a male Sparrowhawk trying his luck.

Muso · Feb 17, 2020

Still here, still on her own.

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