Lophophanes cristatus

Crested Tit - a few of these birds have been seen in England but the majority are restricted to pinewoods up in Scotland. An unmistakable tit with the beautiful curved crest on the head which is normally always erect. It prefers pinewoods where it feeds on seeds insects and caterpillars. I photographed these images in Pontal pinewood and Trafal lagoon in the Algarve Portugal. These are the first crested tits I have come across so I was quite pleased to see them!