Lovely Blackcap enjoying a suet breakfast

Lovely bird to see in the garden, and a great photo. Have been getting visits from at least two for the past month or so.

Lovely garden tick, and even lovelier pic :o)

A lovely photo Waxy, had one once in the garden

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Great photo. Lovely bird, quite feisty too. Have a female Blackcap that guards the 'Birdy Butter' and chases off any other bird that dares to come close:)

In reply to William Parsons:

Fantastic, I'm glad you've got some too. hopefully a pair, I'm sad to say I've yet to see a female, but I haven't seen my male for almost 2 weeks, so maybe he's found one a few gardens away :-)

In reply to Hexas:

Hi Hexas, I've not seen a female yet, I hope this little guy manages to find a mate! He is very relaxed and cute, I got to see him having a little preen a couple of weeks ago. :-)

In reply to waxy:

Waxy said:

Fantastic, I'm glad you've got some too. hopefully a pair, I'm sad to say I've yet to see a female, but I haven't seen my male for almost 2 weeks, so maybe he's found one a few gardens away :-)

garden feeding blackcaps are invariably migrants. Yours will probably be in a different country now. They tend to be slightly larger, bulkier than UK breeding blackcaps. Very few blackcapsbreed in gardens.

Female blackcap still feeding daily, although now alternating between suet and sunflower hearts. They've been over wintering in this area for 20 years or so now, but this is the latest record I have of one staying. They usually leave mid- end March.

In reply to Hexas:

Yes, that does seem late. How far East and North are you?

About mid-way between yourself and Waxy :)
Had 4 (2 male/2 female) arrive mid December - usual arrival time. Males visited infrequently and saw last one seen end March. 2nd female was quite regular - but left mid March. This one seems content on staying.