I came across a Marsh Tit at Alport today, it was March when I last saw one and in the same area. Surely one of our rarest breeding birds locally and very difficult to locate as they must be very thinly dispersed.
Surprisingly, I also saw the long staying Willow Tit on Flash Lane this morning, so an incredible 'double' in the Matlock/ Bakewell area.
Marsh Tit |
Whilst in Farley I saw it pull some previously stashed meat from the top of a tree stump which suggests it may be visiting the clear fell more frequently than I'm aware. This habit of storing food, often impaled on branches gave the shrike family the old name of butcher bird.
Great Grey Shrike at its larder |
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