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hello everybody... well i am ready seeing thing today i have many bird feeders set up around my garden so imagine my surprise when this afternoon i was sitting at my computer when the wife called me to ask me what that bird was that had just flown onto the sunflower seed feeder... 
 i look and couldnt beleave my eyes as i was looking at a BLACKCAP... yes true and i know ya usually see them during summer as i have them in my garden then but i though they fly south in october... 
 i am going to see if i can get a photograph of it if its comes back over the next few days.... as anyone else seen anything like thisin the last week or so...

KatTai · Accepted Answer

A few people have mentioned that they've had blackcaps on their feeders - this isn't too unusual as more and more blackcaps are overwintering in the UK rather than travelling further south. While some maybe be permanent residents, others are coming from Scandanavia or Northern Europe because we tend to have a milder climate plus a plentiful suppy of berries. It gives these birds a bit of a head start when the breeding season arrives so it is likely we will start seeing more come/stay here for the winter. 
 
 Still, brilliant sighting and I hope you get a photo!