• Otterly brilliant beardies
    Yesterday there were some large flocks of fieldfares and redwings - over 40 fieldfares over the car park, and later, a mixed group of about 100. A first year gannet was also seen flying inland from the...
  • Brilliant Beardies!
    Yesterday morning was the last of October’s bearded tit walks and it certainly didn't disappoint. It was a fairly bright mild morning and because the visitors were eager to see their first bearded...
  • Naomi's blog: Bearded tits
    In this week's blog, Visitor Experience Intern Naomi Wadsworth gives an overview of the lives of these special residents of Leighton Moss, and the conservation work being done to support them: This...
  • Beardies & Bitterns Bring Joy
    It’s been another busy week or two here at Leighton Moss and as we’d expect at this time of year the main attraction is of course those perennial favourites, bearded tits . Many visitors are getting...
  • Bearded tits are just brilliant!
    As it is our 50th anniversary year, every week, I am focussing on a particular aspect of the site's phenomenal history. With spring in full flow, our wardens have been out monitoring nesting in the reedbed...