adult

adult juvenile European distribution adult at nestbox

Identification

The striking Blue on the wings, tail and especially on the crown make the Blue Tit an easy bird to identify. It is also the only British tit, apart from Crested, to have a dark stripe through the eye, a feature by which the yellower juveniles can be identified.

Habitat

Breeds and winters in woods, parks, orchards, hedgerows and gardens.

Migration

Most birds are resident but some large population movements have been recorded in central Europe.

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Blue Tit is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Tattershall, Lincs 06/09/2009	Over Haddon, Derbys 10/03/2009	Warrington, Cheshire 24/08/2009	Wallington NT, Northumbs 25/08/2009	Shrewsbury, Shrops 27/10/2008
undisc. site, Shrops 29/06/2008	Bridgend, Glamorgan 19/08/2009	Leitholm, Borders 17/08/2009	Alvanley, Cheshire 17/08/2009	Leitholm, Borders 17/08/2009

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Blue Tit breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Britain
Bulgaria
Canary Islands
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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