The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Singing on the wet heath at Linwood Warren at 4p.m. today whilst I was checking the nest boxes. So far it looks a good breeding year for both Blue and Great Tits.

Tree Pipit displaying again this morning on the wet heath. Yellow Wagtail carrying food in rape field in Linwood Village.

Have noticed on my travels how well all tit species seem to have done,particularly today at Messingham,with a post breeding flock of about 30 birds which included Great,Blue,Coal,Long-tailed and 3 Willow.


Regards


Steve.

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I also saw a large flock of Tits in Woodhall Spa on 10th June, comprising Great, Blue, Coal and Long-tailed. I wasn't sure if they were all juveniles, as I thought I did see an adult Great Tit, but I may have been mistaken. Does anyone know if these flocks are all juveniles with the adults busy elsewhere raising a second brood? The flocks of Starlings I see around Woodhall are both adult and juvenile, so do they not raise a second brood? The BTO website section on Birdfacts says they have 1-2 broods, so I'm puzzled (as usual).

Robert

Tit flocks contain both adults and juveniles. From my experience, box nesting Tit species are single brooded unless the first brood fails - then they will lay again. Juvenile Starlings are dependent upon their parents for food for a short period after fledging. Starlings can be double brooded so I assume they lay again when the first brood is independent.