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[[Image:Marsh_Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanF]] | [[Image:Marsh_Tit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanF]] | ||
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| − | + | Location: Low Barns, Co. Durham | |
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| − | == | + | Very similar to Willow Tit. Large shiny black cap , small black bib. grey brown upperparts, dull buff underneath. |
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| − | Moss and grass cup in exising hole either in tree or wall | + | ==Taxonomy== |
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| + | Prefers deciduous woodland. | ||
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| + | Moss and grass cup in exising hole either in tree or wall. It easts mainly Insects in Summer, seeds and berries in Autumn & Winter. Will use feeders. Its voice is a most distinctively a sneezing sound. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Parus+palustris View more images of Marsh Tit in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Parus+palustris View more images of Marsh Tit in the gallery] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 5 June 2007
- Poecile palustris
Identification
Location: Low Barns, Co. Durham
Very similar to Willow Tit. Large shiny black cap , small black bib. grey brown upperparts, dull buff underneath.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Prefers deciduous woodland.
Behaviour
Moss and grass cup in exising hole either in tree or wall. It easts mainly Insects in Summer, seeds and berries in Autumn & Winter. Will use feeders. Its voice is a most distinctively a sneezing sound.
