Marsh Tit, Identification, Habitat & Food

Recognition11 cm in length. Adults, both sexes together, have jet black hair on their forehead, nape, and chin and are glossy. They have coverts on their top tail, rump, back, scapulars, and brown mantle. The sides of the neck are whitish-brown, while the cheeks and ear coverts are white. Their posteriors are unclean, white with brownish undertones on the flanks. Their legs are grey-blue, and they have a black bill.

The voice is the main way to differentiate the Marsh Tit from the Willow Tit, as they are extremely similar. Although it can be challenging to notice in the field, the Marsh Tit does not have a pale patch on its wing. The juvenile is similar to the adult in appearance, but it has white undersides and a grayish tinge. Make a call Their call, which is less irritating than the Willow Tit’s, is a “pitchu,” also known as a “tchaay.” Their song is a rattling, monotonous “schep-schep.”Reproduction: In mid-April, breeding begins.

The edges of the hair and feathers form a felted covering that encloses the cup-shaped nest made of moss. The female constructs it entirely and places it in a naturally occurring hole in a tree stump, stump, or occasionally a wall. Every now and then, she may dig a hole. The female will lay six to nine eggs that are white with reddish-brown specks. Typically, northerners have single broods, while southerners have double broods.

For thirteen to seventeen days, the female does all of the incubation herself. Both parents care for the young, who stay in the nest for sixteen to twenty-one days.

Habitat:

Mostly scrub and deciduous woods.

Natural Food:

It mostly eats larvae and insects. I will eat berries and seeds as well.

Where to Feed:

Open-topped, covered table feeders that are ideally higher than one meter

Ground:

Unsuitable