Willow Tit - Flash Lane

Over the past couple of weeks I've seen and heard what is presumably the same Willow Tit on two occasions and I managed a few photos today. The Willow Tit rare locally with occasional records from Clough Wood but can be seen fairly easily at Carsington Water.

Willow Tit - of note this bird has a pale spot on one side of the bill which is usually associated with Marsh Tit

With the on-set of autumn tits and other passerines are likely to be encountered in small mixed flocks and so it was today with a nice group of about 15 Long-tailed Tits with 7 or 8 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff and a Treecreeper all in the same few bushes.

Long-tailed Tit

Goldcrest - female

Had my first Skylarks passing overhead and a group of 4 Common Crossbill which are the first I've seen for several weeks.
Meadow Pipits are migrating south now over the moors and I counted over 500 today in loose flocks.