The Ever Active : The Marsh Tit

in #nature8 years ago (edited)

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The Marsh Tit is a lively little bird with a light brown back, black/grey wings and tail. With the traditional black cap that most Tits have and white cheeks.

This little bird nest mainly in England and Wales but is seldom seen in Scotland or Ireland.

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Marsh Tits and very lively and are constantly looking for food. You'll see them in tree's hanging upside down looking for insects hiding in the nooks and crannies of tree bark. The will also visit your bird feeders looking for seeds

Their nest are built from moss, hair, fur and down. The lay clutches of seven or eight eggs which are white with tiny red speckles

Marsh Tit facts (link)
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/marsh-tit/

Info from Wikipedia

Marsh tit

The marsh tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae and genus Poecile, closely related to the willow, Père David's and Songar tits. It is small with a black crown and nape, pale cheeks, brown back and greyish-brown wings and tail. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Poecile palustris
Higher classification: Poecile

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