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21 Dec 2010

Winter Warblers

Three Blackcaps now making the most of the fat feeders hanging in the garden. 2 females & a male seen together. Amazing to think these birds may have come from Germany rather than migrate to Africa and that this is only a fairly recent phenomenon.

I managed to grab these shots through our conservatory window but still haven't managed to photograph the Moorhens yet who now expect to be fed every morning!




My father-in-law also has Blackcaps in his garden a couple of miles away so it seems the colder weather in northern Europe has caused more birds than usual to displace to our shores.
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6 comments:

  1. Colin S21 December 2010 at 20:46

    Hi Phil

    I had 3 Blackcaps (2m;1f) in my Wallasey garden in recent weeks.

    Regards
    Colin

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  2. Phil Woollen.22 December 2010 at 14:37

    Be nice to get a ringed one Colin!

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  3. Mr Payne23 December 2010 at 04:49

    http://btoringing.blogspot.com/2010/12/whats-going-on-with-wintering-blackcaps.html

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  4. Phil Woollen.23 December 2010 at 08:22

    Saw that Mark. Hilbre recently caught a Dutch ringed Blackcap so it looks as if we are getting a continental influx and a few stay at home birds.

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  5. Denzil25 December 2010 at 12:37

    Hi Phil

    A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
    YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILY

    How come that Father Christmas brought you 3 Blackcaps for Christmas,but didn't bring me any !
    I'm now in my 50th year and I don't believe in him anymore now !!!
    I didn't realise that we were getting Blackcaps from Germany and Holland,I honestly thought that the birds that I was seeing were birds that had not returned home after the Summer months.

    Cheers Denzil

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  6. Phil Woollen.27 December 2010 at 15:24

    Denzil.
    Thats one of the mysterys of bird migration that has been revealed through ringing. It's a fairly recent phenomonen.

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