Bearded Tit
Recent sightings of Bearded Tit
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/10/19 | Bearded Tit | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | R Marsh |
| 11:05 | In the reeds to right of Bittern hide. | |||
| 26/01/19 | Bearded Tit | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | M F Walford |
| Reported on Bird Track. | ||||
| 28/11/17 | Bearded Tit | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | C Gent |
| 16:30 | tzing tzing heard from centre of manor lake reed bed when too dark to see! Barn Owl already hunting and starlings long gone to roost (including leucistic individual). | |||
| 27/11/17 | Bearded Tit | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R H Stansfield |
| 16:10 | Heard only, flew into reedbed from over our heads calling loudly. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 26/11/17 | Bearded Tit | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
| 16:10 | ad male. In Manor lake reedbed. Disturbed by a flock of Starlings dropping into the reeds - called and then showed well on path side of reeds by a small willow sapling as it fed for 2 or 3 mins before moving off right calling but still in reedbed. A first for the Eversley GP/Moor Green Lakes complex. Photo loaded. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 06/05/13 | Bearded Tit | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| 07:50 | Not seen between 05:30 and this time but apparently reported at 07:40 (per RBA). | |||
| 05/05/13 | Bearded Tit | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | A Cooper |
| 19:00 | male. in reeds near picnic benches, very flighty. | |||
| 02/03/12 | Bearded Tit | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | R C Watts |
| 10:25 | Found by Chris Gent with Brian Watts by first bridge in reeds to the left and right sides heard calling and then stunnings views of the pair down low and then on top of reeds. Thanks Chris. | |||
| 29/02/12 | Bearded Tit | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | R Gilham |
| 13:00 | 1 male. 1 seen low in the reedbed, and another heard, upstream of the 1st footbridge (just in Berks). Searched for another 2hrs without relocating them. Apparently a Bittern was also flushed earlier in area between the two footbridges. | |||
| 28/02/12 | Bearded Tit | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | C Gent |
| 09:15 | male. watched from boardwalk feeding at base of reeds. The two males were separate and hence calling all the time. | |||
Past records of Bearded Tit
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Lavell's Lake, 3, 21st October. * |
| 2019 | Dorney Wetlands, 2, 26th January. * |
| 2017 | Moor Green Lakes, adult male, 26th-28th November. * |
| 2013 | Dorney Wetlands, male, 5th May. |
| 2012 | Great Meadow Pond, male and female, 26th February, also March 11th & 18th. |
| 2012 | Dorney Wetlands, two males, 2nd February to 3rd March. |
| 2011 | Lavell's Lake, male, 9th November to 9th December 2012. |
| 2010 | Dorney Wetlands, male, immature male, unsexed, 4th December to 21st January 2011. |
| 2008 | Hungerford Marsh, two (one male), 6th November. |
| 2006 | Horton GPs, male and female, 7th November. |
| 2003 | Theale GPs, male, 30th December to 23rd February 2004. |
| 1999 | Theale GPs, male and female, 27th March. |
| 1999 | Great Meadow Pond, 20th March. |
| 1996 | Thatcham Marsh, 21st January, 5-6. |
| 1995 | Thatcham Marsh, 29th October, 9-10, birds also present 19th November. |
| 1992 | Summerleaze GP, male, 13th December. |
| 1990 | Brimpton GP, female, 20th May, also 27th May. Trapped. |
| 1989 | West Berks, 26th January, until end of May. |
| 1988 | West Berks, male and female, Present throughout the breeding season and several seen in the Autumn. |
| 1987 | West Berks, pair bred successfully with 8 present following winter. |
| 1986 | West Berks, male, 28th March, 2 male 5th April 1m1f 24th April. Adult + immatures (possibly 5 birds) 3rd June, then singles to 30th November. 3 at a second site 29th November and 1-2 until 6th December. |
| 1985 | Thatcham Marsh, 8th December, 1-2. |
| 1985 | Wraysbury GPs, male, 1st December. |
| 1983 | Theale GPs, male, 5th-14th March. |
| 1980 | Theale GPs, 4 males, 26th-29th October, 6-7, also 25th and 30th October. |
| 1980 | Thatcham Marsh, 19th October, 10-12. |
| 1978 | Wraysbury GPs, male, 5th March. |
| 1976 | Manor Farm SF, 16th October to 13th November, 1-2, also 8th January to 5th February, 3 (2 males and 2 female) 17th October. |
| 1976 | Burghfield GPs, female, 16th October. |
| 1976 | Thatcham Marsh, 1st January, several calling, two 31st January. |
| 1975 | Thatcham Marsh, five in first winter period, 2+ from 22nd November. |
| 1974 | Twyford GPs, 12th February. |
| 1974 | Thatcham Marsh, 8-10, beginning of January to 17th March, also two 2nd November, then 3-4 by 1st December. |
| <1974 | Confidential, many records. |