A Trip To Suffolk and a Couple of Rarities...
I recently had the opportunity to visit Suffolk, including the famous RSPB Minsmere. One of the star species of the reserves reedbeds is the Bearded Tit, something I have seen but never got a good photo of before. Whilst walking around the reserve, I was almost constantly hearing the distinctive 'pinging' call of Bearded Tits but it was only until the last day I managed to see one well. I was walking along the edge of a reedbed when I noticed something moving out of the corner of my eye - a female Bearded Tit was hopping from reed to reed, eating seeds and insects. She was soon joined by a male who stayed down nearer the base of the reeds only coming up to the top once. I stood watching them for over half an hour; what superb little birds! The female Bearded Tit was frequently coming up right onto the top the reed stems, giving brilliant views. Bearded Tits are really quite interesting little birds though they're not really a member of the tit family, they h...