Different type of tits (1 Viewer)

[jcpaul]

Hi
Fairly new to the game and am trying to identify the different types of tits on my new feeder, I think I have

1. Blue tit, quite small, lone ranger type mask over eyes, yellow breast
2. Coal tit, small, black & white stripe on back of head
3. Long tail tit, predominantly grey, black and white stripped head, long tail
4. Great tit. largest, black stripe down breast
5. ???? - medium size, black head, no stripe down breast, smaller than great tit - any clues what this one could be?

 

[YuShan]

Marsh Tit?

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Also look up Blackcap

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,
welcome to birdforum!
Nr. 5 is either a Marsh or Willow Tit, both are extremly similar and best identified by call or song (or muchg experience, many threads here and elswhere in the net concerning this topic can be found). But you must exclude a Blackcap. Its not a Tit, and different shaped (so it seems smaller than Great Tit, but they are actually the same size).

Identifying Marsh Tit and Willow Tit

Of the more common species in the UK, Marsh and Willow Tit probably present one of the more difficult ID challenges. View our Bird ID video to gain some invaluable tips on key features to tell them apart.

www.bto.org

 

[jcpaul]

Thanks, Yes I have a black cap hangs out.

Anyone had any joy encouraging chaffinches on to a feeder ? Lots hang out on grass underneath waiting for gold finches to drop bits of suet pellet (messy eaters), but won't land on the feeder itself

 

[_pauls]

Thanks, Yes I have a black cap hangs out.

Anyone had any joy encouraging chaffinches on to a feeder ? Lots hang out on grass underneath waiting for gold finches to drop bits of suet pellet (messy eaters), but won't land on the feeder itself

It depends on the type of feeder. You are unlikely to get chaffinches on a hanging feeder which sounds like what you are talking about if it is mostly tits visiting but if you have a tray full of seeds they will happily come to that.