Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Friday 28 February 2020

Etherow Park Marsh Tit

I popped along to Etherow Park in Marple at the weekend, and I was on the look out for a Marsh Tit. A very unusual bird for Stockport and the Manchester area in general. I had seen one the previous week in Norfolk, but quite fancied ticking this closer to home, and it was handily spending a lot of its time around a feeding station and hide. This meant that I could sit for a couple of hours and just enjoy what nature brought to me.
It seemed that it was bringing every other Tit species apart from the Marsh variety. It was cold with the odd downpour thrown in, but it meant the birds were quite active and gave me plenty of opportunity to photograph them at relatively close quarters. All of them had wonderful plumage and they looked in good shape and set for Spring.

The Marsh Tit don't show while I was there, but here is the bird I photographed last week at Sculthorpe Moor.

One of the many Blue Tits that was busy at the feeding station.




The Coal Tit. I was very grateful of the hide to be able to photograph this bird. They're so fast, but this guy was very comfortable, and I was even able to photograph it eating. A first for me, as they normally bolt off to the safety of a tree to eat.



Eating a sunflower heart from between it's tiny feet.

A very handsome and shiny looking Great Tit.


14 comments:

  1. What beautiful nature shots. They are so cute these birds!!
    Have a good Weekend, Elke

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  2. Hello, beautiful birds and photos. They posed so nicely, well done! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.

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  3. Hello Adam. Congratulation on seeing marsh tit. It is also very rare in Finland. All photos are wonderful. The coal tit are my favorite.

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  4. Love the blue tits, some of the coal tits are similar to our chickadees

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  5. Lovely photos of the different tits :)

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  6. Extraordinary (and very professional looking) photos!

    Thank you for stopping by & linking up with us birders at I'd Rather B Birdin this weekend!

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  7. Such beauties! Love the little blue-and-yellow fellow. So charming.

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  8. I love your shots of the blue and coal tits. This week has seen the blue tits return to the nesting box in the garden which is always a treat to watch.

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  9. Awesome captures of the different tits!

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  10. Fantastic macro shots of our 'feathered friends' ~ must be wonderful to see in person ~

    Happy Moments to You,
    A ShutterBug Explores

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