Sunday, March 05, 2017

Marsh/willow tit

Without reading through dozens of threads, which is most likely the bird my son has just had in his garden on Burnley Road  : marsh or willow tit. He says it had creamy cheeks and a bib(says definitely not a coal tit) but I think they both have these, and the difference is in the cap  I may be wrong.  But if I can tell him he may get a better look next time.

3 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

Try this Sandra - BTO Home Page -comparison video. The more likely in Calderdale is Willow Tit - though very very scarce. Try get some photos if possible.

https://www.bto.org/about-birds/bird-id?page=7

David Sutcliffe said...


Sandra - copy and paste this below into your browser - that should do it.

https://www.bto.org/about-birds/bird-id/telling-apart-marsh-and-willow-titsCop





Sandra said...

Thanks for the above. Will try them and send them on to my son