Bearded Tits

Sunday 29th September 2013
 A trip to Leighton Moss saw us heading down the track towards the Public Hide, as you walk along through the Reed beds there is a clearing.Here where the Reed bed has been cut there are a couple of grit trays to attract birds which need to eat the grit to help them digest the reed seeds.On all our previous visits these little birds have eluded us but today our luck was in as we saw six Bearded Tits come to the trays.They are great little birds who only live in areas which have Reed beds like this one at Leighton Moss.The male has a droopy moustache and the less flamboyant females coming to the grit trays were a joy to see at last.They are also a great subject for taking snaps, here are a few of those we took.

Bearded Tit keeping an eye on us

Bearded Tits at Leighton Moss 29/9/2013