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| Marsh Tit - Parus palustris |
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Misleading name as this bird is found largely in deciduous woodlands, copse, parks and well established gardens. Can be found acros Endland & Wales with a few being seen in southern Scotland.Its quiet a scarse urban visitor. Can be found all year round. |
| Indentification |
| Adult |
Neat elegant bird well defined small black bib and glossy black cap. Rounded head, uniform buff brown upperparts. Can be mistaken for the Willow Tit. |
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| Size |
11 - 12cm |
| Bill |
black, short & stubby |
| Legs |
black medium in length |
| Habitat |
heaths, woods, hedges, gardens |
| Behaviour |
flits, takes off & lands from vegetation |
| Flocking |
1 -5 |
| Flight |
undulating, flitting |
| Voice |
distinctive repeated pitchoo-pitchoo and chip - chip |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
rotten wood |
| Eggs |
6 - 9, white, spotted reddish |
| Incubation period |
13 -17 days |
| Fledgling |
16 - 21 days |
| Broods |
1 - 2; April - May |
| Food |
insects & nuts, suet & seeds |
| UK breeding pairs |
60,000 |
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