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Author:  Derek Morley [ Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Garden Blackcap
Single male Blackcap at lunchtime today, in my garden (suburban S. Lincoln). The first one I've seen in my garden in 42yrs and then it's in the winter !!

Best Wishes
Derek
Author:  Phil Espin [ Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Garden Blackcap
I saw Derek Stead in Louth today. He told me he'd done the RSPB garden birdwatch on Sunday in his garden in Louth and the only bird he had in an hour was a male Blackcap that he'd never had in his garden before.

I live around half a mile from him and haven't had a winter Blackcap in my garden for about 10 years.
Author:  Andrew Henderson [ Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Garden Blackcap
They only do it to annoy. I was told yesterday of a Blackcap in an Adlingfleet garden (sorry, it's in Yorkshire by about half a mile). That's in SE82 - a square that is well-watched, including all of Alkborough Flats and Blacktoft Sands, and which during the four Atlas years had 135 species recorded in winter ... but no Blackcap.

Andrew
Author:  Paul Dumpleton [ Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Garden Blackcap
Also had one in our garden here in Mablethorpe 2 minutes after reading this thread!
A female drinking from the bird bath, our first seen here this Winter.
We had one last Winter (a male) regularly coming to eat apples on the bird table, peanuts from the feeders, and aggresively chasing all the other birds away.
Author:  Paul Dumpleton [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Garden Blackcap
Our female returned today, drinking and eating peanuts from a feeder, I have uploaded a photo to the "Common birds" album.
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