What better way to start the new decade than with confiding
bearded tits happily feeding in the reedtops. These birds are at Farlington
Marshes all year round, but seldom do they make themselves as visible as they
did on a new years day guided walk. Here are a few pictures of some of the 20+
individuals that were seen:
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| Male bearded tit. |
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| Female bearded tit. |
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| Getting to the very end of the reed requires some skilful acrobatics. |
Other avian interest included two marsh harriers, a
peregrine falcon, and many thousands of waders, ducks and geese. A singing
skylark heralded spring to come. Three song thrushes felt the same as the lark
and were also exercising their syrinxes. The weather was grey but the birds more than made up for it.
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| Confiding little grebe. |
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| Shovelers, male and female. |
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| A section of a large dunlin flock feeding on the intertidal mudflat. |
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| A closer view of the dunlin. |
Photos kindly provided by Les Phillips.
- Hugh Baggaley
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