Sunday 12 April 2015

Blackcap in my garden................................................. only the third in 10 years

I had this lovely little warbler feeding in the garden this morning.

A male Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
I have lived here for 10 years now and had only seen one male and one female before.
This is also the first time I have got a record shot... captured through the kitchen window.

The Bird D'pot
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9 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl12 April 2015 at 14:56

    awesome! so cute.

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  2. ADRIAN12 April 2015 at 16:09

    A most welcome visitor.

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  3. Pantherka12 April 2015 at 16:22

    Beautiful visitor.

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  4. Bob Bushell12 April 2015 at 17:27

    A lovely bird Andrew.

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  5. Anni 12 April 2015 at 20:26

    Three in 10 years...no matter, you had one and you shared this with us. I thank you for adding your link. He's a sweet, charmer!!

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  6. A Colorful World12 April 2015 at 22:08

    Wonderful! Glad you made the sighting.

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  7. Brian King14 April 2015 at 00:33

    Congratulations! A handsome little bird!

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  8. Sharon Wagner14 April 2015 at 15:38

    They are common here. We love to hear their call.

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  9. Anonymous16 April 2015 at 14:54

    What a great shot!

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