Bird id please

[alan45]

I saw this little fellow scurrying about in the garden today
and wondered if a member could put a name to it,i thought it maybe
a member of the redpoll family,any id would be gratefuly appreciated.
alan.

[rossy]

female blackcap. rossy.

[htcdude]

Agree it's a female Blackcap

Nige

[aeshna5]

ID as above, but if you look at the bill it isn't that of a seed eater such as a finch (which redpolls are) but an insectivorous bird (a warbler in this case).

[caernerch]

Blackcaps were totally migratory due to their insectivore nature but now we get a lot more stop overs. like our insectivore-beaked robins some are finding enough to scrape by on - saves a long and dangerous trip.or could be a v. early migrant given the weather?
regards
caernerch

[King Edward]

They're still all migratory, as far as I know, except that now we also get ones migrating here from Germany (or thereabouts) for the winter, while our breeding birds carry on migrating south. I'm not aware of any significant non-migratory component to the breeding population, although I don't claim that's definitive.

[Adam Cheeseman]

The vast majority of wintering birds come from the continent because it is warmer here on average than it is over there. Information discovered from ringing recoveries and studies.

Cheers,

Adam

[alan45]

Thanks folks for your id its much appreciated.
i was well out with my scratching about.

alan.