Here's another small bird it has taken me a long time to find this Winter. At every wetland or reedy area, I've been listening for the thin, wheezy call of a Penduline Tit. Although I have heard it on two occasions, I was unable to locate the bird. I'm not sure as to how many Penduline Tits do occur during the Winter months, previously I haven't seen more than two or three birds together. While watching a cracking male Bluethroat at Salgados, I was aware of a small bird above it, in a tamarisk bush. There were at least six Chiffchaffs and four Meadow Pipits flitting here and there, but this small bird was chipping away at the thin stems of the bush and remaining quite well concealed. It came in to a more open space and was clearly a Penduline Tit. I have tended to check the large plumes of seeds in the reeds for Pendulines and hadn't considered, they could equally be found in trees where they make their hanging nests. Searching the nearby field for a Richard's Pipit, I came across this little chap! One of a small number of Corn Buntings passing through the fields. Male Marsh Harrier at Salgados.
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