Garden challenge

[Jos Stratford]

Almost missed this little fellow, as he decided to skip off as I snapped!

Come on Bird Brains, let's get an i.d.! A few clues - photoed today, regular in my garden...

[Katy Penland]

The south end of a northbound bird? ;)

[Jules Sykes]

Hi Jos
Starter for 10 is European Robin?

[Jos Stratford]

The south end of a northbound bird? ;)

Nope, but could be the northend of a southbound bird ;) Actually, this is a good clue, 'cos up here in LT many species have already gone south ....and, sorry Jules, that includes Robins.


Look carefully at the very right of the picture!

[Geoff Pain]

Tit of some description?

Geoff

[Jos Stratford]

Tit of some description?

Geoff


Full marks Geoff :clap: Just work your way through the candidates and you're there!

Now easy, so all guesses with reasons please :)

[mc_twitch]

m guess is siberian tit

[Jos Stratford]

m guess is siberian tit

I'd be jumping up and down if it were to be that one :)

[jurek]

Marsh Tit (unless pale wing-panel of Willow Tit became invisible or I mixed names)

:)

[Gerry Hooper]

No sign of any wing bars so I'm with jurek- Marsh or Willow.

[Jules Sykes]

Funny my first thought before Robin was Crested Tit but the way it was dropping off the fence put me off. Of the Marsh/Willow issue, I would also say Marsh, wouldn't a Northern Willow Tit look paler than that.

[Allen]

Sombre Tit??

[Jurij Hanžel]

Sombre Tit??
I don't think sombre tits are found in Lithuania. Aren't they a SE European species?

[Katy Penland]

Whitethroat! ...? Er, a white-throated tit? As in long-tailed tit?

[helenol]

Crested tit?

[jeff]

If it's none of the above.......i'll try coal tit?

[Geoff Pain]

I'll go for Coal Tit as well.

Geoff

[Klant]

Umm... Great tit?

[David Bryant]

I'll go for Coal Tit as well.

Geoff
I'll go Great Tit!

"A bird in the hand is worth two in Kate Bush!"

[Bluetail]

Just to be different I'll go for Blue Tit.

[Joern Lehmhus]

I´d go for Coal Tit, as was already proposed

[Jos Stratford]

Two of you are correct :) Answer this evening!!!

[Allen]

I don't think sombre tits are found in Lithuania. Aren't they a SE European species?

My mistake - should have looked where Lithuania was!!!!

In that case - Coal Tit

[Nightranger]

Just to be different I'll go for Blue Tit.

I would go for blue tit too but as Jason is the only one to suggest this (I think), that makes me automatically wrong because Jos says two got it right.

Ian

[helenol]

Can I change my mind and say coal tit too?

[Nightranger]

Can I change my mind and say coal tit too?

Not if you have worked out Jos' clue...LOL.

[helenol]

Damn, you've found me out Ian. ;)

[Jos Stratford]

Can I change my mind and say coal tit too?


I wouldn't if I were you Helen :bounce: Congratulations to you you Helen and Jules...

Maybe this second shot helps a little, here he pops onto my kitchen window feeder ;)

[helenol]

YEY!!!! I actually got something right for a change!

[Katy Penland]

YEY!!!! I actually got something right for a change!
:clap:, H! I'm 1 for 4 in another thread. Don't know why I keep going through all these masochistic motions when I clearly suck at photo IDing, but I can't stay away. Hope springs eternal. (o)<

[Jules Sykes]

Thanks Jos
Strange how in birding you should trust your first instincts, and try not to be too analytical. Nice second photo by the way.

[Gerry Hooper]

Cheers Jos
You managed to make a complete Parus out of almost everybody!
Good bird for your garden.

Be an amazing bird for my garden.
No way of Faxing it over is there?

[Jos Stratford]

Cheers Jos
You managed to make a complete Parus out of almost everybody!
Good bird for your garden.

Be an amazing bird for my garden.
No way of Faxing it over is there?

Very nice bird for the garden, but have been daily for the last few years at the feeders - currently have two pairs ...always come in pairs, quite noisy so hear them before they arrive. One of the pairs is a returning pair from last winter (ringed).

Yeah, sure it'd be quite an addition down there in Starcross, I'll see what I can do - though not so sure squashed Crested Tit (after stuffed through a fax) would be quite so appealing :)