Blackcap

A Blackcap returned to GardenTwitter in early spring 2012 after a gap of nearly a year when this great video was taken.

They may look a bit plain Jane but the Blackcaps are very welcome visitors being the only warblers we see at all.

Please click here to find the RSPB’s page on Blackcaps.

Facts about the Blackcap

The Blackcap is a warbler and as such belongs to the Sylviidae family

Whilst the male has a black cap the female’s is chestnut-red

This bird prefers woodland with lots of dense undergrowth and bushes

Most british Blackcaps are resident all year round but may visit gardens more often in the winter

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“Sometimes Blackcaps can be so bossy that me and my friends will fly off elsewhere until the coast is clear. They are a type of bird called a warbler. Do you know what this means. There are three answers here when you click on the right answer you’ll be taken to the BBC page on Blackcaps”