Our rain-soaked winter woodlands can, initially, seem rather empty. The thick moist air, stilled by the trees, absorbs and deadens sound. Patience will be rewarded, and a growing noise of ‘sirrits’ and ‘tsees’ will alert you to an approaching flock of tits. However, they quickly pass, bounding from branch to branch, there for a moment, then gone!
Small woodland birds spend the winter together, presumably staying in a group creates better chances of finding food. The commonest are, of course, the blue tits and great tits. They are often joined by the noisy and very active (even by titmice standards) long-tailed tits. They are a little ball of feathers, with lolly-pop stick tails. A smart looking bird, they are fundamentally black and white, but with a hint of pink running through their plumage.
