Cinereous Tit in the UK?

Hi Jon

I must admit I've never heard of a Cinerous Tit so had to look it up. From what I've read it seems to be native to west Asia to south-east Asia so the chances of it making its way to the UK seem to be pretty slim. As well as an ashy coloured back their breasts are white and there are some other distinctive features see Wikipedia.

Don't forget that many birds can have plumage abnormalities which can appear to us as unusual. Any chance of a photo?

I very much doubt that you have seen Cinerous Tit in the UK it would probably be a first for the country

Hi

any chance of a photo ? Even taken on a phone :)

S

Hi,

I've seen a similar bird on my feeder for the past couple of days. Looks like a great tit but with grey/white-buff colouring. 

From South Norfolk

 

could it be a coal tit

I have had what I believe to be a pair of cinereous tits visiting the window feeder in my Co. Durham garden for the past two years. Similar to great tits that also visit but with grey topside and white underside, the black stripe on the male is wide with defined straight edges while on the female it is narrower with ragged edges.
Photographs are available.

ebird.org/.../gretit2
From eBird about the Cinereuos Tit! of which anyone can join!

Many cameras (all smart devices utilise GPS tagging, so ensure it is switched on) today have GPS for location tagging photos, so if you which will give weight to the photo location.

Also guys, this thread is nine months old.

Hello. I'm South Leicester too. I have what I am sure is a pair (at least) of Cinereous Tits coming multiple times a day to my feeders. I know there is a lot of naysaying but there being two people seems to corroborate the sightings I reckon. I will try for a good picture.