Showing posts with label Marsh Tit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marsh Tit. Show all posts

Friday, April 28, 2023

Lake District birds April, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart and Marsh Tit

 A quick visit yesterday and dull but fine weather around Esthwaite and White Moss walks - no Wood Warblers back but plenty of beautiful Pied Flycatchers singing with a few Redstarts and nice to see two pairs of Marsh Tits without trying 























Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Marsh Tits

Headed to Lincolnshire's best Marsh Tit site last week for a refresher not having seen any in the county since 2013 when the vagrant was at Alkborough












 

Thursday, November 07, 2013

Alkborough Marsh Tit a new species

to put yesterday's Marsh Tit in perspective I have only ever seen Marsh Tit in North Lincs once and that was in 1971! In Lincolnshire they are confined to woodlands south and west of Lincoln so this was a real surprise -- we do of course have quite  a few Willow Tits and I found 30 territories in 2012 though they are going down slowly