Sunday 18 December 2011

Tits with long tails...

A second and quick post on this Sunday afternoon as the snow continues to fall. Cold weather is driving the birds to the feeders in good numbers with all the usual suspects. A couple of Siskins have remained from the other day and they keep popping in and out. Goldfinch numbers are growing slowly with 3 seen today (the first solo one seen only a couple weeks ago). The highlight of the last couple days though has been a flock of Long-Tailed Tits which have been flitting in and around and feeding on the peanuts, with a count of 14 earlier today. The cold weather seems to push them into the garden each winter but they never hang around for more than a few seconds at a time. I did however manage a couple quick (fairly awful) shots yesterday but the light was almost gone at around 15:50. I've never seen them so numerous in the garden before with the biggest group usually 4 or 5, here's hoping they hang around for a while. Now I really must get on with that coursework!

Long-Tailed Tits - Aegithalos caudatus

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