Ria Gledhill

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I didn’t know that! How wonderful!

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This article has more of Clare’s poetry and more about the nests - if you don’t already adore long-tailed tits, this may just nudge you over the line 😉
https://www.josieholford.com/bumbarrels/

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Heard this poem for the first time a couple of years ago and learnt to my delight that an old name for long-tailed tits is ‘bumbarrels’ - it comes from the way they form their nests. You’ve captured some lovely images - not easy as they ‘flit down the hedgerows’ at a fair lick in my experience! Always a joy to see them on the feeders 🙂