Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Species
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Taken at Otmoor, Oxon., on November 16th 2017.
Taken at Otmoor, Oxon., on November 16th 2017.
(1/1000th sec at f13. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 10.5 - 12 cm

The Blue Tit is unmistakeable with its colourful mixture of blue, yellow, white and green feathers. The sexes are similar.

Blue Tits can be found throughout the British Isles.

They breed in deciduous or mixed woodland, parks and gardens.

Blue Tits come readily to peanut or other feeders, and also utilise nest boxes.

There are about 3.6 million breeding territories in the UK, and up to 15 million birds may spend the winter here.

Sightings

24-Apr-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
11-Apr-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
22-Mar-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
16-Mar-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
15-Mar-2024 : Bagley Wood, Oxon
04-Mar-2024 : Aston, Oxon
24-Feb-2024 : Aston, Oxon
16-Feb-2024 : Bagley Wood, Oxon
16-Feb-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
12-Feb-2024 : Buckland Warren, Oxon
02-Feb-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
31-Jan-2024 : Slimbridge, Glos
26-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
18-Jan-2024 : Aston, Oxon (2)
16-Jan-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
15-Jan-2024 : Buckland Warren, Oxon
01-Jan-2024 : Aston, Oxon
01-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon

26-Dec-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
17-Dec-2023 : Aston, Oxon
08-Dec-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
05-Nov-2023 : Hackpen Hill, Oxon (2)
04-May-2023 : Cors y Llyn NNR, Powys
03-May-2023 : Gilfach, Powys
01-May-2023 : Cnwch Wood, Powys
28-Apr-2023 : Aston, Oxon
21-Apr-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
17-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
15-Apr-2023 : Aston, Oxon
03-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
26-Mar-2023 : Aston, Oxon
19-Mar-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
11-Mar-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
27-Feb-2023 : Aston, Oxon
26-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
19-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
05-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
01-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
30-Jan-2023 : Otmoor, Oxon
20-Jan-2023 : Bagley Wood, Oxon
19-Jan-2023 : Slimbridge, Glos
15-Jan-2023 : Aston, Oxon
15-Jan-2023 : Buckland Warren, Oxon
06-Jan-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
02-Jan-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
01-Jan-2023 : Aston, Oxon

20-Dec-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
08-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon
06-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon
01-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon