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| Blue tit – Parus caeruleus | |
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The Blue tit is one of the most attractive, commonest of the tit family that's resident in your garden. They are particularly attracted to gardens that offer them peanuts in a feeder. They readily breed in nest boxes if you site them in a suitable location in your garden, and are frequent visitors to the garden bird bath. They can be seen across the whole of the UK. |
| Indentification |
| Adult |
Wings pale blue with single white wing bar; back greenish. Underparts breast yellow with neat dark dividing line on centre breast. White cheeks enclosed by dark line from eye to chin. Tail pale blue, with notch medium in length, crown blue. |
| Juvenile |
Juvenile – as adult but colours not so deep and crown is greenish yellow |
| Size |
11 - 12cm |
| Bill |
black, short and stubby. |
| Legs |
Black: medium in length |
| Habitat |
gardens, heaths, woods, hedges. |
| Behaviour |
flits, takes off & landing on vegetation |
| Flocking |
1 - 30 |
| Flight |
flitting, undulating. |
| Voice |
harsh churr |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
trees, large bushes & nest boxes. |
| Eggs |
lays 7 - 12 eggs on average, eggs are white speckled reddish. |
| Incubation period |
12 – 16 days |
| Fledgling |
15 – 23 days |
| Broods |
1; April - May |
| Food |
Insects, seeds, suet & nuts |
| UK breeding pairs |
breeding pairs UK 3,500,00 |
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