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Cape White-eye

Zosterops virens

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Here all year

What it sounds like

A thin, sweet warble and constant contact peeping as the flock moves through. Easy to miss until you know it.

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How to recognise it

Tiny, yellow-green, with an unmistakable ring of white feathers around the eye. Moves in restless little parties through shrubs, taking insects, nectar and soft fruit. They will use a shallow birdbath constantly if you keep one topped up.

Seen in Manor Gardens

Nobody has logged a Cape White-eye here yet. If you spot one, you will be the first on the record.

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