Long tailed **** are a fairly common bird in the U.K. With around 350,000 breeding pairs resident all year round. They are ungainly in flight yet beautiful close up. Usually seen in flocks of up to twenty I have a family of around 14 who frequently visit my feeders, the noise they make is quite distinctive and easy to recognise. There numbers can decline dramatically in severe winters however because brood size is so high they can quickly recover. They weigh less than a 5 pence piece and are one of our smallest birds, the smallest being the wren and the goldcrest. Keep your eyes peeled for the goldcrest flitting around in bushes they are special too😃