Recently they have started making use of feeders, particularly fat balls, and their presence is increasing in winter gardens. I only ever saw my first winter Blackcap last January when a male passed through the garden for all of 30 seconds.
Today I was treated to much better views though after I noticed what I thought was a strange coloured House Sparrow feeding on the fat ball feeder. It suddenly dawned on me that this might be a Blackcap and after racing upstairs and grabbing the binoculars I was able to confirm that it was a nice little female that had paid me a visit. She stayed around for quite a a few minutes and alternated between sitting in the Hawthorn with the Sparrows to going back to the fat balls until she was scared off by a passing cat.
These are the birds that Valentine's Day is made for.
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