Blackcap
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 6th April 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 28th April 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Ardmore Point on 22nd April 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 17th April 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 15th April 2021 using Nikon D500 withSigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 7th April 2021 using Nikon D500 withSigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 9th May 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Female
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 26th June 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Blackcap.
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Sylvia atricapilla.
Passeriformes.
Sylviidae.

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In a hedge, bush or in brambles
Insects, such as caterpillars and flies. in the winter, they feed on fruit, such as berries.
Mainly grey. The male has the small black cap from which the species gets its name, whereas in the female the cap is light brown.
13 -15 cm.
Starts Mid April. 1 to 2 clutches.
4 to 6. A smooth and glossy pale buff egg with dark markings.
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