Abington Naturewatch: Fledging of 'our' Long-tailed Tit family

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Fledging of 'our' Long-tailed Tit family

24th May 2026 - over the last month or so, Andy M has been watching a pair of Long-tailed Tit build their nest - in a tree just outside the kitchen window!

Such a pleasure, watching them fly back and forth with tiny beaks-ful of feathers, lichen and moss from which they build their nest (see blog post 23rd April).

Then, once the eggs were laid and hatched, both parents were again busy to-ing and fro-ing with small insect meals for their chicks. As they grew, whilst we couldn't see them (or the nest), we could hear their calls more often, until late morning on 24th May, the parents stopped bring food to the nest and instead, starting calling from a nearly twig. Slowly the young emerged and made their first unsteady fluttering flight into nearby foliage. The parents seemed to feed them briefly there, before they all disappeared into the woody scrub at the end of the garden.

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The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)