Marsh Tit
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Poecile palustris
Scarce residents of 53,000 pairs in Britain & declining.
Extremely rare vagrant in Ireland.
Also breeds in mainland Europe.
Adults have a small black bib & the cheeks are white.
The upperparts, tail and wings are greyish-brown, with slightly paler fringes to the tertials.
The underparts are off-white with a buff or brown tinge strongest on the flanks and undertail coverts.
The bill is black and the legs dark grey.
Juveniles are very similar to Adults, but with a duller black cap and bib, more greyish upperparts and paler underparts.
The song is ringing, "schip-schip-schip-schip-ship", a more liquid "tu-tu-tu-tu-tu" and sometimes a sweet "tyeu-tyeu-tyeu-tyeu-tyeu".
They have a scolding call.