Poland. North. 2 birds. Willow or marsh tits (1 Viewer)

[testoduro]

I know these two are species are hard to tell apart but I wonder if we can make some likely assumptions based on these pictures here.

Bird 1 in photos 1 and 2: taken in a pine forest not very far from reedbeds and the mouth of a river, though. (Marsh tit?)
Bird 2 in photos 3, 4 and 5: taken in a very damp area, deciduous woods by a short canal linking two great lakes. (Willow tit?)

Thank you!

 

[testoduro]

I know these two are species are hard to tell apart but I wonder if we can make some likely assumptions based on these pictures here.

Bird in photos 1 and 2: taken in a pine forest not very far from reedbeds and the mouth of a river, though. (Marsh tit?)
Bird in photos 3, 4 and 5: taken in a very damp area, deciduous woods by a short canal linking two great lakes. (Willow tit?)

Thank you!

EDITED: I enclose another picture of bird 1 (pics 1 and 2). Does it show a pale patch on its wing, making it a candidate for Willow Tit?

 

[KenM]

Ideally, separation of these two species would require “better” images than shown, however looking at the head to body proportions I might suggest Marsh Tit as the candidate, albeit your last image might favour Willow?

Cheers

 

[THE_FERN]

Ideally, separation of these two species would require “better” images than shown, however looking at the head to body proportions I might suggest Marsh Tit as the candidate, albeit your last image might favour Willow?

Cheers

Agree although no strong willow vibes from the last one for me

 

[Jos Stratford]

All Marsh Tits, incl last

 

[testoduro]

Thank you to all you have replied!

Please, please forgive me for showing you more pictures one at a time. There seems to be an agreement that the two birds are Marsh Tits but I have just brightened another photo of Bird 1 and .... isn't a white patch on the secondaries clearly visible?

Once again thank you and please accept my apologies for showing you the pictures like this!

 

[KC Foggin]

Marsh Tits.