Tits and nuts

During the recent snow we had a wee flock of 12 Long-tailed Tits turn up in the garden. They arrived with the snow and they left with the snow. Only my fourth record for the garden/fen.

Interestingly, the granivorous species bumped up when the snow hit, and as soon as it melted, the ship-out was instant with most of the Chaffinches, Greenfinches and half of the Tree Sparrows leaving the garden - or at least not spending every waking minute here. They might all stil be here but just taking it in turn in the garden!