Key information
The largest UK tit - green and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks and a distinctive two-syllable song. It is a woodland bird which has readily adapted to man-made habitats to become a familiar garden visitor. It can be quite aggressive at a birdtable, fighting off smaller tits. In winter it joins with blue tits and others to form roaming flocks which scour gardens and countryside for food.
What they eat:
Insects, seeds and nuts.
Measurements:
- Length:
- 14cm
- Wingspan:
- 24cm
- Weight:
- 18g
Population:
- UK breeding:
- 2,500,000 territories
Identifying features:
This bird species has different identifying features depending on sex/age/season.
Great tit
Great tit (juvenile)
