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| Great to find a bit of time to call up to the RSPB’s Leighton Moss Nature Reserve. At least 7 Bearded Tits showing really well on and around the grit trays close to the causeway. Plenty more calling from deep within the reedbeds along with several Water Rail. Currently thought to be approximately 71 Bearded Tits around the reserve. For more info please see latest update from John Wilson. |
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| Pair of Bearded Tits with the male’s distinctive “moustache” being unmistakeable. |
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| Strange that there always appears to be far more males than females. Whether its a case of the females being more wary or the males having a higher mortality rate over the winter its hard to tell. |
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| Growing up in north Lancashire 30 years ago nobody would have believed that Little Egrets would now be a common sight both on the meres and down on the saltmarsh. In addition to the 145 Little Egrets the roost close to the Lower Hide has recently become home to up to 7 Great White Egrets. With long staying Cattle Egrets not too far away at Southport it can’t be long before they’re found amongst the livestock close along the edge of Morecambe Bay. |
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| A 3 Spined Stickleback loses its chance for a starring role in next year’s Springwatch. |
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| Surprised to find a Migrant Hawker enjoying the late Autumn sunshine |
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| A small section of north-west England’s largest reedbed always a glorious site in the autumn sunshine. Certainly no shortage of seeds for the Bearded Tits, Reed Buntings and in more recent years Cetti’s Warbler. |
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| A young Reed Bunting enjoying the seeds along the causeway. |
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| An appropriately named Redshank on the saltmarsh. | A distant Great White Egret on the hunt for small fish |