Here we saw the reedling and marvelled at the subtle beauty of land and sea.

These form important habitats for bird species such as marsh harriers, bearded reedling and water rail.

There are over 100 species of breeding birds, including marsh harrier, bearded reedling, water rail, and occasionally bittern.

Wintering species include bearded reedling, snipe, redshank and bittern.

We identified the 'chi-chi-chitty' of the reed bunting and the 'poking, poking'of a bearded reedling.

Reed is farmed commercially for the thatching industry, whilst enabling the bearded reedling to find a habitat.

Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) - One living species.

Rare birds living in the area are e.g. the Eurasian Spoonbill, Montagu's Harrier, Bearded Reedling and the Bluethroat.

As Paradoxornis species are generally elusive and in many cases little-known birds, usually specimens of the Bearded Reedling which are far more easy to procure were used for the analyses.

The key breeding species are reed bed specialists such as the Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Bittern and Bearded Reedling, and the island-nesting Avocet.

For Dave, a beautiful landscape or the sighting of a bearded reedling evoke just as much enthusiasm as a top vintage, and at The Anchor, he can enjoy all three of those.

The RSPB's targets include attracting Bearded Reedling, Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank and Common Snipe to breed, or to do so in greater numbers.

It is also of particular conservation importance for its populations of Western Marsh Harrier, Pied Avocet, Savi's Warbler, Bearded Reedling and Reed Bunting.

Also in the winters there are many different species at Getterön, for example Little Grebe, Water Rail, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Bittern, Bearded Reedling, Whooper Swan, and Smew.

Amongst the breeding species found here are Pied Avocet, Common Redshank, Common Snipe, Northern Lapwing, Water Rail, Bearded Reedling, Common Tern and Garganey.