Bearded Tits and a Goldcrest at Pagham Harbour

Bearded Tit, Panurus biarmicus

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I visited Long Pool, Pagham Harbour at midday yesterday and found a pair of Bearded Tits, male and female. Unfortunately they were on the far side of the reed bed, too far even for my 300mm lens with 1.4 teleconverter. The results were not as good as a month before when they were 18 metres away and I used my zoom at 300mm:

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A pair of Reed Buntings had a dogfight along the path and I was surprised when I processed my photos later and found a Goldcrest. I shall return!

Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

female Bearded Tit, Panurus biarmicus

female and male Bearded Tits

male Bearded Tit, Panurus biarmicus

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Dunnock, Prunella modularis

Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Redshank, Tringa totanus

This Redshank was intent on dragging its prey from the mud. 

Mill Road, Arundel:

male Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata

female Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata

Coot, Fulica atra