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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! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
Willow tit
"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 |
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:04:10 +0100, "Pete"
wrote: "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 -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message ... On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:04:10 +0100, "Pete" wrote: "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 -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com 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 Mike |
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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.....! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 21/04/2013 12:20, Roger Tonkin wrote:
In article , says... 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! We get them quite regularly, or they may be marsh tits. I've never had the bino's to hand and the book ready when they appear, and they never seem to stay still for long enough to get a good view of them! Never seen a g&t in the garden, nor in the house for that matter! Rather like a coal tit but no white stripe up the back of the head, I've found that a fluffed out Black cap looks very like them. http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psc935b2c9.jpg David @ the damp end of Swansea Bay |
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'Mike' wrote:
"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message ... 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. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. |
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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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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Mike Coon" wrote in message ... 'Mike' wrote: "Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message ... 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. -- If reply address is (invalid), remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" for +. As they are difficult to differentiate, that seems like a very good compromise. :-) Bill |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... 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 Oh! Piti Sing. Bill |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Pam Moore" wrote in message ... 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 Grey" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Pam Moore" wrote in message ... 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 .................................................. . Bill it was PandO's Aurora East Coast of America and Canada cruise :-) Mike |
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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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