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| Great Tit - Parus major |
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The Great Tit is the largest & most clearly marked of all the UK tits. Absent only from northern & western isles of Scotland. |
| Indentification |
| Adult |
The Great tit is green & yellow with a shiny black crown & bib joining up to enclose its white cheeks. Its bright yellow bib & belly is divided by a glossy black stripe. Its back is green & its tail & wings are pale blue with white outer feathers. |
| Juvenile |
the juvenile has a greyish crown and yellow cheeks. |
| Size |
13.5 - 14.5cm |
| Bill |
black, short & stubby |
| Legs |
black, medium in length |
| Habitat |
it’s a woodland bird that adapted very well to man made habitats and is quiet at home in your garden. Frequent garden visitor and proficient at feeding from garden bird feeders and tables. Its an aggressive feeder, seeing off smaller tits & birds from tables & feeders. |
| Behaviour |
flits, takes off & lands from vegetation, tables, feeders. |
| Flocking |
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| Flight |
flitting & undulating. |
| Voice |
see-saw, teecha-teecha sound. |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
tree hole or nest box. |
| Eggs |
lays 8- 13 eggs, white, spotted reddish. |
| Incubation period |
13 - 14 days |
| Fledgling |
16 - 22 days |
| Broods |
1; March - May. |
| Food |
insects, seeds, nuts & suet. |
| UK breeding pairs |
1,700,000 |
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