The few Blackcaps which had arrived by the end of March have now been joined by many more so that Blackcap song is absolutely everywhere at the moment. Yesterday, I visited my old patch to the north of Brussels for the first time since September, seeing or hearing a respectable 62 species. Quite a few of these were summer migrants, including my first Swallow of the year and a rather early Whitehroat, the other additions to my year list being Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Stonechat and a splendid, male Bluethroat.
