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Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Family: Sylviidae Provenance: Native Resident status: Migrant / Passage Migrant / Winter Visitor Conservation status: Low Conservation Concern Protected status: Protected   Habitat: Mixed and deciduous woodlands, hedgerows, parks and gardens. Distribution: Summer visitor, breeding over most of British Isles except highlands, Scottish islands, and parts of western Ireland. Description: A large warbler with a beautiful song, the female is browner than the basically grey male, and possesses a rust-red crown as opposed to the black crown of her mate. Juveniles are brown with yellowish underparts and a dark brown crown. LENGTH: 14cm. VOICE: Churring, and a repeated ‘tac-tac’; song is a rich an varied warble, said by some to rival the nightingale’s. EGG: White, buff or pale green with darker spots. Natural History: NEST: Both male and female build the nest, which is made from grasses lined with wool and roots, and situated in a bush or low in a tree. REPRODUCTION: Five eggs (occasionally 4-6) are laid in late May, and incubated by both parents for 12-13 days. Both male and female feed the chicks for a further 10-14 days. There is usually one brood per year, sometimes two. MOVEMENTS: Birds arrive in Britain from March, leaving in late summer. Most winter in the Mediterranean and Africa, but some – probably continental birds – stay in Britain.

 

Plant Associations
Stage			Plant common name		Plant latin name		Plant part(s)
Important associations:
	Adult		Elder		Sambucus nigra		Fruits
			Ivy		Hedera helix		Fruits
General associations:
			Rowan		Sorbus aucuparia		Fruits
			Spindle		Euonymus europaeus		Fruits
			Bramble		Rubus fruticosus agg.		Fruits
			Wild Privet		Ligustrum vulgare		Fruits
			Holly		Ilex aquifolium		Fruits
			Blackthorn		Prunus spinosa		Fruits
			Wayfaring-tree		Viburnum lantana		Fruits
			Perfoliate Honeysuckle		Lonicera caprifolium		Fruits
			Raspberry		Rubus idaeus		Fruits
			Buckthorn		Rhamnus cathartica		Fruits
			Red Currant		Ribes rubrum		Fruits
			Bittersweet		Solanum dulcamara		Fruits
			White Bryony		Bryonia dioica		Fruits
			Dogwood		Cornus sanguinea		Fruits
Occasional associations:
			Guelder-rose		Viburnum opulus		Fruits
			Wild Cherry		Prunus avium		Fruits
			Mistletoe		Viscum album		Fruits
			Dog-rose		Rosa canina		Fruits
			Common Whitebeam		Sorbus aria		Fruits
			Black Bryony		Tamus communis		Fruits
			Yew		Taxus baccata		Fruits