Following a change in wind direction our local population of Blackcaps have arrived en masse. This one appeared in our back garden clearly exhausted and unable to fly. Read More …
Tag: Blackcap
Orange-tips & Blackcaps
Orange-tip – Kenworthy Wood, Northern Moor (opposite Chorlton Water Park) A quick catch-up from St George’s Day and a sunny weekend. Despite a cool breeze a surprising number of butterflies on the wing. In addition to the Orange-tips, several Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstones, Peacocks and even an Read More …
Blackcaps and Bluebells
The majority of the local Blackcaps appear to have paired up and the nesting season has begun Female Blackcap gathering dried grass from below an old, gnarled Elder tree at Chorlton Ees. Yet more grass being gathered. The male was fairly close by fly-catching from Read More …
Arrival from Africa
The local Whitehroats have been returning to their summer territories over the past couple of weeks. The distinctive scratchy warble is unmistakable and a real sign that summer is just around the corner. The first wave of this year’s arrivals seemed to be relatively quiet Read More …
Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs
A quick round-up from the last few days of April and the arrival of a couple of Summer migrants. Male Blackcap Nevermind the swallows the song of the male Blackcap is one of the first signs of summer arriving. This year the late Spring Read More …