Birding Group Visit to Leighton Moss : 11th October 2016
At this time of year the birding group likes to go to Leighton Moss as it is at this time of year that the resident Bearded Tits turn from insect eaters into seed eaters. This change
necessitates the ingestion of grit to aid in the breaking up of the seed in the bird’s gut. At Leighton Moss they put out grit trays for this purpose and these often attract the birds, especially in the mornings. It has to be said that two years previously we had seen them eschew the grit trays and favour the grit on the path instead. We saw a large group of them ingesting “path grit” before but would we be so lucky this time ?