Eurasian Blackcap: Nest & eggs

The Blackcap is an open nester that builds its nest hidden in dense scrub, not in cavities.

• Nest site: low in a dense bush or thicket, well hidden among leaves and branches in deciduous woodland, parks and gardens.
• Nest: a small, rather loose cup-shaped nest that the pair builds together.
• Breeding: both parents take part in incubation and feeding, and in southern Sweden the pair can manage a second brood in a favourable season.

The hidden position in the shrub layer protects the nest of this otherwise rather shy warbler.

More about the Eurasian Blackcap

• Song & calls
• Breeding
• Diet
• In winter