Blue Tit

Parus caeruleus

Size:	4.5 inches (11 cm)
Habitat:	Deciduous woodland, hedgerows, parks and gardens
Feeding:	Mostly aphids and insects but some fruit and seeds
Eggs:	7 - 13 white eggs with red/brown spots laid from late April - May, incubation 13 - 14 days

Blue Tit

The blue tit is a common garden bird in the UK feeding regularly on bird tables and utilising garden nesting boxes.

It is very distinctive with a yellow chest, blue/green back and wings, blue crown and white cheeks. Both sexes have the same colouring.

Feeding the Babies

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