Field guide to the most commonly encountered mammals and birds

Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).  

Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.

For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).

 

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Marsh Tit

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Scientific Name: Poecile palustris

Appearance: Small size. Large, glossy black crown extending to back of neck. Small, neat, black ‘bib’ on chin, and white ‘cheeks’. Upperparts plain grey-brown. Underparts off-white, tinged grey-brown or buff on flanks and sides of breast. Small, rounded, plain grey-brown wings. Sexes alike.

Song: Relatively simple, rolling schip-schip-schip-schip repeated at regular intervals. Distinctive, loud pit-chew! contact call more frequently heard.

When heard: Resident. Song infrequently heard, although peak production is February to April. Contact call heard year-round.

Example:

Song:

Call:

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