The latest sightings of colour ringed Bearded Tits breeding in our wigwam reed nest boxes at Leighton Moss again shows how pairs remain together through the winter and to the next season if of course they both survive.
The female is in her fifth year and the male in his fourth. They were not traced in the breeding season until May 2013 when they bred together in one of our nest boxes. Bearded Tits are difficult birds to keep track of because of the dense reed habitat they occupy but the grit trays in autumn are a good focal point . During October 2013 this pair was
seen together on the grit trays on seven occasions acting as a pair and this spring they are nesting together in a nest box ca 120metres from their last year nesting site.
John
No comments:
Post a Comment