Great Tit (Parus major)
Species
Great Tit. Taken at Abingdon, Oxon., on December 26th 2013.
Taken at Abingdon, Oxon., on December 26th 2013.
(1/640th sec at f11. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)
Great Tit (Parus major). Juvenile. Taken at Challan Hall, Lancs, on August 1st 2014.
Juvenile. Taken at Challan Hall, Lancs, on August 1st 2014.
(1/500th sec at f11. Click image for larger version. © David Hastings)

Description

L: 13.5 - 15cm

The Great Tit is the largest British tit. It is green and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks, and a distinctive two-syllable song.

It is found throughout the British Isles, with the exception of the northern and western Scottish islands.

It breeds in woodlands, and also in parks and gardens.

Great Tits can be quite aggressive at feeders, fighting off other tits.

There are around 2.5 million territories in the UK.

Sightings

22-Mar-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
16-Mar-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
04-Mar-2024 : Aston, Oxon
24-Feb-2024 : Aston, Oxon
16-Feb-2024 : Bagley Wood, Oxon
12-Feb-2024 : Buckland Warren, Oxon
02-Feb-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
26-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
15-Jan-2024 : Buckland Warren, Oxon
01-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
01-Jan-2024 : Aston, Oxon

17-Dec-2023 : Aston, Oxon
25-Jul-2023 : Otmoor, Oxon (3)
03-May-2023 : Gilfach, Powys
01-May-2023 : Cnwch Wood, Powys
20-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
17-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
15-Apr-2023 : Aston, Oxon
07-Apr-2023 : Blowingstone Hill, Oxon (2)
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 (1)
01-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
30-Jan-2023 : Otmoor, Oxon
19-Jan-2023 : Slimbridge, Glos
06-Jan-2023 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
01-Jan-2023 : Aston, Oxon

26-Dec-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
20-Dec-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
08-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon
06-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon
01-Dec-2022 : Aston, Oxon
18-Oct-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
31-Aug-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
20-Jun-2022 : Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
30-May-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
05-May-2022 : Gilfach, Powys
04-May-2022 : Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Ceredigion (2)
03-May-2022 : Builth Wells, Powys
01-May-2022 : Aston, Oxon
21-Apr-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
05-Apr-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
25-Mar-2022 : Aston, Oxon
23-Mar-2022 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
21-Mar-2022 : Chimney Meadows, Oxon