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UK Great Tit - unusual colouring or hybrid?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pitvar" data-source="post: 1690716" data-attributes="member: 74359"><p>Hello all, I know there can be some variation in Blue Tits [witness the dark blue headed pictures on here recently] but today I spotted the attached Great Tit - my feeling is that its just an unusual colouration on its left side but given:</p><p></p><p>[a] the pronounced white patch at the rear of the cap/nape</p><p><strong> the very weak centre stripe</strong></p><p><strong>[c] the uniform colour of the upper wing and back feathers - I'd expect to see more blue/grey coverts above the wing bar?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I wondered of there's any chance of it being a hybrid with a blue tit - although I can't find any reference to this and guess the size difference between Blue and Great would make it impossible? </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Any comments appreciated. Apologies for the poor shots - it was a dark snowy morning in Cheshire!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pitvar, post: 1690716, member: 74359"] Hello all, I know there can be some variation in Blue Tits [witness the dark blue headed pictures on here recently] but today I spotted the attached Great Tit - my feeling is that its just an unusual colouration on its left side but given: [a] the pronounced white patch at the rear of the cap/nape [b] the very weak centre stripe [c] the uniform colour of the upper wing and back feathers - I'd expect to see more blue/grey coverts above the wing bar? I wondered of there's any chance of it being a hybrid with a blue tit - although I can't find any reference to this and guess the size difference between Blue and Great would make it impossible? Any comments appreciated. Apologies for the poor shots - it was a dark snowy morning in Cheshire![/b] [/QUOTE]
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