It is a patterned black and buff colour and blends in well in
its only habitat, wet reed beds. It skulks about in the reeds,
catching fish with a stabbing motion. Bitterns grow to between
69 cm and 81 cm in length, have a 100 cm to 130 cm wingspan and
weigh up to 1.94 kg. The male is black with a yellow ring around
the eyes and a yellow beak, the female is brown, which makes it
very easy for a change to tell them apart. The Common Blackbird
is omnivorous, so eats a wide range of insects, earthworms,
seeds and berries. Species: T. merula The Blackcap, Sylvia
atricapilla, is a common and widespread sylviid warbler and
breeds throughout temperate Europe, western Asia and northern
Africa. Blackcaps in northern Europe tend to migrate to southern
Europe or North Africa for the winter, those in southern Europe
tend to stay put. The Blackcap has a greyish body and, as the
name suggests, a distinctive black cap. Having said that, the
female has a brown cap, making the male and female easily
distinguishable. Its closes