Key information
The blackcap is a distinctive greyish warbler, the male has a black cap, and the female a chestnut one. Its delightful fluting song has earned it the name 'northern nightingale'. Although primarily a summer visitor birds from Germany and north-east Europe are increasingly spending the winter in the UK.
What they eat:
Insects and berries.
Measurements:
- Length:
- 13 cm
- Wingspan:
- 20-23 cm
- Weight:
- 21 g
Population:
- UK breeding:
- 1,200,000 territories
- UK wintering:
- 3,000 birds
Identifying features:
This bird species has different identifying features depending on sex/age/season.
Blackcap (male)
Blackcap (female)
