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The Tay Reed Beds
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Tay Reed Beds
The Tay Reed Beds in Perthshire cover 410 hectares and are the largest continuous reed beds in Britain, consisting of Common reed (Phragmites australis). They are an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and an SPA (Special Protection Area) for their nature conservation value.
02 November 2014
Tay Reed Beds and the Tay Bridge
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Tay Reed Beds
The Tay Reed Beds with the Tay Bridge and the north coast of Fife in the background. The Tay Reed Beds cover 410 hectares and are the largest continuous reed beds in Britain, consisting of Common reed (Phragmites australis). They are an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and an SPA (Special Protection Area) for their nature conservation value. A Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is flying over the reed bed.
02 November 2014
Bearded Tits, Tay Reed Beds
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Tay Reed Beds
Bearded Tits (Panurus biarmicus) in the Tay Reed Beds, Perthshire. On the left is a male and on the right a female. In summer, they feed on insects and in winter on the seeds of the Common reed (Phragmites australis). The Tay Reed Beds support about 25% of the British population of the Bearded tit.
01 November 2014
The Tay Reed Beds, Perthshire
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Tay Reed Beds
The Tay Reed Beds in Perthshire cover 410 hectares and are the largest continuous reed beds in Britain. They are an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and an SPA (Special Protection Area) for their nature conservation value. The Common reed (Phragmites australis) seeds form winter food for the Bearded tit.
01 November 2014
The Tay Reed Beds, Perthshire
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Tay Reed Beds
The Tay Reed Beds in Perthshire cover 410 hectares and are the largest continuous reed beds in Britain. They are an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and an SPA (Special Protection Area) for their nature conservation value. They consist of the Common reed (Phragmites australis), the seeds of which form winter food for the Bearded tit.
01 November 2014
Wetland at RSPB Mersehead
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Wetland at RSPB Mersehead, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Common reed, Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
Common Reeds (Phragmites australis) seen by Loch Spynie, taken by David Palmar.
20 March 2022
Reedbed, Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
Reedbeds at the edge of Loch Spynie, taken by David Palmar. These reeds consist of Common Reed (Phragmites australis), which provides great foraging habitat for wetland bird species.
20 March 2022
View of Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
A view of Loch Spynie in the county of Moray, taken by David Palmar.
20 March 2022
Reed bed, Erskine Harbour and Erskine Bridge
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Firth of Clyde - Erskine Bridge and Erskine Harbour
Reed bed with Common reed (Phragmites australis) at Erskine Harbour, Firth of Clyde, with the Erskine Bridge in the background, taken by David Palmar
