Blackcap Warblers are a resident species and relatively common. The females and juvenile males have a rusty-brown cap, with the adult male alone displaying the nominate black cap. Males also sing beautifully and for us the song is the sound of spring - before they're drowned out by Nightingales.

Easily found at all times of the year in the Quinta's gardens.

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

The female's cap is russet brown

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The male's black cap doesn't cover the eye, unlike the Sardinian Warbler which is often found in the same habitat

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Male and female together. Where you find one the other is never far away.

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The Blackcap's song is one of the nicest in the garden - and in my opinion outshines that of the Common Nightingale.

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