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We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
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We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!




Indeed !

Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various varieties
of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this willow variety ?

Regards
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"Sacha" wrote in message ...


We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!




Indeed !

Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various varieties
of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this willow variety ?

Regards
Pete


They look like overweight blue tits with much less blue and yellow.

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"Sacha" wrote in message ...


We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!




Indeed !

Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various varieties
of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this willow variety ?

Regards
Pete


They look like overweight blue tits with much less blue and yellow.

Steve

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Thanks Steve, that explains what we have quite often, but it's the Long
Tailed Tits which seem to sweep by as a 'squadron'. They seem to come in a
flock working their way across the gardens working down the road. Each of
our gardens are about 25 ft wide so they don't stay long.

cross posted to uk.rec.birdwatching to keep it on topic

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On 2013-04-21 12:04:10 +0100, Pete said:


"Sacha" wrote in message ...


We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!




Indeed !
Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various varieties
of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this willow variety ?

Regards
Pete


Smaller, mostly black and white with no blue or yellow on them. Look a
bit scruffy! It's very like a marsh tit, or so I gather but we have no
marshes near here, so.....!
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Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various
varieties of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this
willow variety ?


They look like overweight blue tits with much less blue and yellow.


I understand that if unsure whether a bird is a March Tit or Willow Tit it
can be called a Marlow Tit, even if not from that portion of the Thames...

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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:43:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!


Did anyone else start singing "tit willow, tit willow, tit willow"?
None but G&S fans will know what I mean!

Pam in Bristol
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:43:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!


Did anyone else start singing "tit willow, tit willow, tit willow"?
None but G&S fans will know what I mean!

Pam in Bristol
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Having appeared on stage on a cruise in the Mikado, I know what you mean :-)

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Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various
varieties of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this
willow variety ?


They look like overweight blue tits with much less blue and yellow.


I understand that if unsure whether a bird is a March Tit or Willow Tit it
can be called a Marlow Tit, even if not from that portion of the Thames...

Mike.
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As they are difficult to differentiate, that seems like a very good
compromise. :-)

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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:43:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!


Did anyone else start singing "tit willow, tit willow, tit willow"?
None but G&S fans will know what I mean!

Pam in Bristol



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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:43:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!


Did anyone else start singing "tit willow, tit willow, tit willow"?
None but G&S fans will know what I mean!

Pam in Bristol
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Having appeared on stage on a cruise in the Mikado, I know what you mean
:-)

Mike


Was the Mikado sail or steam ?

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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:43:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!


Did anyone else start singing "tit willow, tit willow, tit willow"?
None but G&S fans will know what I mean!

Pam in Bristol
.............................................

Having appeared on stage on a cruise in the Mikado, I know what you mean
:-)

Mike


Was the Mikado sail or steam ?

Bill

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Bill it was PandO's Aurora East Coast of America and Canada cruise :-)

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On 21/04/2013 12:56, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-04-21 12:04:10 +0100, Pete said:


"Sacha" wrote in message ...


We had our first g&t of the year in the garden yesterday evening and
saw what we think is the first ever willow tit here. What a special
occasion!




Indeed !
Fraid - I always have trouble differentiating between the various
varieties
of tits. What are the defining visual factors of this willow variety ?

Regards
Pete


Smaller, mostly black and white with no blue or yellow on them. Look a
bit scruffy! It's very like a marsh tit, or so I gather but we have no
marshes near here, so.....!


Trying to sort Willow tits from Marsh tits, isn't easy.
This article helps, esp the 2 pictures, and if you compare the pic of
mine of the Black cap fluffed out it gets even harder
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc935b2c9.jpg
The Black cap has a longer beak and the cap is a little more on the top
of the head.
David

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