Great Tits

The Great Tit is the largest of the tit family and is green and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks and a black stripe through the breast.

Great Tits can be seen all year round throughout the UK except the northern and western isles of Scotland. They are traditionally woodland birds although they have readily adapted to man-made habitats to become a familiar garden visitor. They can be quite aggressive at a bird table, fighting off smaller birds.

Great Tits breed in open deciduous woodland, conifer woodlands, hedgerow trees, parkland and gardens and need suitable mature trees with nest holes although they will use nestboxes.

Date: 19/11/06

Location: Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Essex