Saturday, August 20, 2022

Cromwell Bottom

  After a morning on Soil Hill, LNK and I headed down to Cromwell Bottom to check for the Marsh Tit that had been reported on Facebook the previous day. We spent an hour at the feeding station and the bird made three visits, using the feeders and often showing well. Nice to see JM, DF and DJS there as well.

  The bird did not call at all during the time we spent watching it, although others may have heard it after we left. However, the consensus by those present was that the small bib and pale spot on the base of the bill rule out Willow Tit, even without the voice confirmation. 

-Marsh Tit

Complete species list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117251115

2 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

Thanks for posting and the report Daniel. Good to meet up with everyone this morning. A bit of a special bird for Calderdale. Well done Heather, the original finder and for posting the pictures. Greatly appreciated by everyone.

Daniel Branch said...

Agreed. Great find. Did Heather hear the bird call when she first found it?