Bird Sighting
Willow Tit
Poecile montanus · Paridae (Tits)
02/08/2026 · Maw Green Tip, South area
- Date
- 02/08/2026
- Location
- Maw Green Tip
- Recording area
- South area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7175 5764
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7175 5764 53.11523, -2.42344 Open in OpenStreetMap
Willow Tit in our records
- Records
- 1
- First recorded
- 02/08/2026
- Last recorded
- 02/08/2026
- Places
- Maw Green Tip
About the Willow Tit
The willow tit (Poecile montanus) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and across the Palearctic. The plumage is grey-brown and off-white with a black cap and bib. It is more of a conifer specialist than the closely related marsh tit, which explains its breeding much farther north. It is resident, and most birds do not migrate.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 19 cm
Francis C. Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 
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Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer, Museum Wiesbaden, CC BY-SA 3.0
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