10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARSH TIT»
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1
The Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher
Marsh Tit and Willow Tit There's something about the epithet 'Willow'. Two of the
best-known tricky species pairs in Britain are the Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff,
and the Willow Tit and Marsh Tit, the species in each couplet being famously
hard ...
2
RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
Differs from the Marsh Tit by having a different call, a dull-black crown that
extends farther down the back of the head, less extensive white cheeks, a pale
patch that is often apparent on the closed wing and brown (rather than grey)
flanks.
Peter Holden, Stuart Housden, 2009
3
Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland
Resident in damp woodlands in England, Wales and southern Scotland. Unlike
Marsh Tit, it excavates its own nest holes, which is probably why it prefers
damper areas with rotting wood. The plumage is very similar to Marsh Tit, but
Willow Tit ...
4
The Complete Garden Bird Book: How to Identify and Attract ...
Willow tit ( i i - i 2CM, i Tin: Wn.i.ow Tit is a small compact bird which, like its very
close relative the Marsh Tit, is common across much of western Europe, with the
exception of Ireland and much of Scotland. Unlike the Marsh Tit. this species is ...
Mark Golley, Stephen Moss, 2001
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
On Marsh Tit, the white face does not curve up in such a broad swathe behind the
eye, giving it a more strictly capped appearance. Also, the front of the face is
white but the rear is duskier, sometimes producing a 'two-toned' appearance.
6
The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris (Linnaeus) RB dresseri (Stejneger) TAXONOMY In
study based on mt cyt-b, Gill et al. (2005) examined 12 species of Poecile,
including two subspecies (palustris, brevirostris) of Marsh Tit. These differed by
less than ...
David Parkin, Alan Knox, 2010
7
Attracting Birds to Your Garden
May sometimes be overlooked due to the similarity to its commoner relative, the
Marsh Tit. IDENTIFICATION Easily confused with Marsh Tit, although given good
views can be quite distinctive. Usually looks bulkier, owing to its larger head and
...
Stephen Moss, David Cottridge, 2000
8
Interspecific Competition in Birds
The case of the willow and marsh tit is an interesting one. In western Europe
willow and marsh tit can have overlapping territories both in deciduous (Hinsley
et al. 2007) and in coniferous habitat (Löhrl 1976; Ludescher 1973). In Sweden ...
9
The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
The Marsh Tit was described by Browne as resident but sparingly distributed in
Leicestershire during the 19th century. Haines mentions this species as occurring
in Rutland but does not give any details of distribution or abundance. It should ...
Dave Gamble, Roger Davies, Andrew Harrop, 2009
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A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory: ...
THE MARSH TIT. MARSH TITMOUSE. BLACK-HEADED TOMTIT FIG. 184. Parue
palustris. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 341. Parus palustris. Lath. Ind. Orn. II. 565. Marsh Tit.
Mont. Orn. Diet. Melange nonnette. Parus palustris. TV mm. Man. d'Orn. I. 291.
William MacGillivray, 1839
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARSH TIT»
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Of feathers, beaks and paint
Colorful ones like the robin or the kingfisher, or black and white ones like the marsh tit or the colorless chiffchaff. I find them all appealing. «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»
Conservationists claim tiny marsh tit is the UK's oldest
The ten-gram marsh tit, which has a call that has been likened to a sneeze, has defied the odds by surviving spells of cold weather and ... «The Northern Echo, May 15»
The Secret Lions Of India
Courtesy of Manisha Rajput/Compare the Marsh Tit. Here they hunt wild boar and deer instead of wildebeest and zebra. And, although lions ... «WBUR, Apr 15»
Country & Coast: The best time for a walk in the woods
I have managed to see the fairly uncommon marsh tit here on two occasions, and it is one of the few places I can expect to hear the “waffle” of ... «Yorkshire Post, Apr 15»
Natural strategies to cope with winter
In the space of a few minutes, I recognize the harsh churring notes of a Marsh tit and the soft purring trills of a party of long-tailed tits. Meanwhile ... «The Japan Times, Feb 15»
NATURE NOTES: Scandinavians stay put as winter visitors flock in
A marsh tit was a regular visitor to a Craster garden where a robin could be found feeding from the hand. A sparrowhawk was over a Powburn ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jan 15»
Birdwatch: Species that prove an ID test
The two are so similar that it was not until 1897 that the willow tit was identified as a species in its own right rather than a race of the marsh tit. «Yorkshire Post, Jan 15»
When it comes to finding food, female great tits outsmart the …
If a marsh tit is aware a great tit is watching, it will go somewhere else to hide its hoard. Follow BBC Earth and Melissa Hogenboom on twitter. «BBC News, Jan 15»
Female minds outperform those of males ... among garden birds at …
The female great tits proved to be much better at discovering the marsh tit caches than were their male counterparts. They could remember up ... «Irish Examiner, Dec 14»
Lottery funding bid for Bromyard Downs
Cuckoo, bullfinch, marsh tit, lesser spotted and green woodpecker, woodcock and stock dove also all live on the site, the trust said. Orchids are ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
