Can anyone tell me what this bird is?

[Burgs]

It's been in the garden for a few days, i thought it might of been a nightingale but i'm in north devon and you don't tend to get them around here

[Acipiter]

Looks like a female blackcap.

[Birdman1976]

Its a female Blackcap.

Blackcaps often come into gardens and use feeders etc during winter and harsh weather. Good spot

[Burgs]

thanks!

Loving all the news birds in the garden, due to all the snow here

[Wild-Woman]

A lovely female blackcap indeed. Nightingales are in West Africa this time of year stocking up ready for the big migration back here in spring.

[Dogghound]

I agree female Blackcap. I would advise that you take your fat balls out of the netting and put them in a feeder though. Birds can get caught in this type of netting and loose their legs, toes or even be killed.

[captaincarot]

and if you don't want to buy a feeder push a hole though them with a warm knitting needle then thread some string through it

[Richard Baber]

As everybody has said, a female blackcap, but they do have the local names "mock nightingale" and "northern nightingale", I believe. They certainly have a lovely song.

[Burgs]

Big Thank you for letting me know what it is and the fat ball advice.

The snow's drawing in a few new birds into the garden, had 5 red wings today and a couple of thrushes

[rossy]

learned something new about blackcaps , that they eat mistltoe berries and they help the mistletoe to spread , as the berry is very sticky and the blackcap wipes it on the branch of the tree, which then grows , . and yes its a blackcap in the photo. rossy.