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!
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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

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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!

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!

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Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:04:10 +0100, "Pete"
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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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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:04:10 +0100, "Pete"
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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

Mike

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

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

'Mike' wrote:
"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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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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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
..............................................

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

Mike

"Mike Coon" wrote in message
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'Mike' wrote:
"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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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. :-)

Bill

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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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


Oh! Piti Sing.

Bill

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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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"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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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

.................................................. .

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

Mike

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