Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus

male	male female European distribution adult male in reeds

Identification

Bearded Tits are lively, colourful characters, performing as both reedbed clowns and acrobats. The adults have a warm brown plumage with a distinctive long, trailing tail and black and white lines down the wings. Juveniles can be almost orange-coloured with much more black on their backs. However, it is the males which attract the most interest with their blue-grey heads and ridiculous 'Zapata' moustaches.

Habitat

Breeds and winters in large reedbeds.

Migration

Extremely sedentary although some birds disperse from the breeding areas in September and October.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Bearded Tit is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Hardley Flood, Norfolk 05/09/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 04/09/2010	Hardley Staithe, Norfolk 04/09/2010	Far Ings NR, Lincs 04/09/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 04/09/2010
Hardley Staithe, Norfolk 04/09/2010	Far Ings NR, Lincs 04/09/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 04/09/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 22/08/2010	Old Hall Marshes, Essex 22/08/2010

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Bearded Tit breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Britain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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	Bearded Tits	Wednesday 5th October 2005
	With its striking appearance and exotic looks, the Bearded Tit looks out of place in a British environment.

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